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Re: [PATCH] Skip redundant repetition of component name in component chooser

 

Not only does no good deed go unpunished, every change breaks someone's
workflow :)

https://xkcd.com/1172/

Adam Wolf
Cofounder and Engineer
W&L

On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On 6/26/2015 2:59 PM, Vesa Solonen wrote:
> > 26/06/15, 21:54, Adam Wolf kirjoitti:
> >> I think it is unfortunate that a request to the library maintainers
> >> requested by Wayne is responded to with a one line dismissal of:
> >>
> >> "You know my opinion and it is immutable. Sorry."
> >>
> >> Adam Wolf
> >> Cofounder and Engineer
> >> W&L
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Henner Zeller <h.zeller@xxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:h.zeller@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >>     ... Looks like library maintainers don't like it; see thread here:
> >>     https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/pull/231
> >>
> >>     -h
> >
> > Give it two days to sink in. Friday evenings may not be the best time
> > either... ;)
> >
> > -Vesa
> >
>
> Two days and a couple of beers. :)
>
> I'm going to avoid a pissing contest at this juncture in order to focus
> on the stable release.  I understand where Kerusey's frustration is
> coming from.  No one wants to see their efforts removed from the project
> but his response is not in the best interest of the project even if he
> is correct.  Henner, could you rework your patch to include a checkbox
> to hide the redundant description field information in your component
> search dialog.  Please make the default setting disabled so no one has a
> stroke.  No good deed goes unpunished.  Sighhhh!
>
>
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