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[timofonic timofonic <timofonic@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have some suggestions and ideas after stable release. Sorry if I explain
them wrong, I hope not!

- Why KiCad depends on a practically dead project such as FreeRoute? It's
taken down by Zuken and even adds Java as a dependency, that's a major
annoyance.
* What about a similar plugin approach such as the defunct qautorouter?
* C-PCB looks promising too, maybe this developer would like some support
our contribute to KiCad in some way.

- What about remove *ALL* legacy code (in the UI stuff only?) and have GAL
only? Then remove cruft, debug, add missing features, optimizing and
provide some kind of faster software rendering.

- Please make selecting components and available footprints as easy as
possible: Fast indexed, advanced Octoparts/ ciiva-like  taxonomy. A list of
preferred footprints would be very helpful too

- KiCad Librarian and KiParts provides features missing UV the main
software.

- Are there some quality  analysts?
On Sep 5, 2015 12:46 PM, "David J S Briscoe" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On 01/09/2015 09:28, jp charras wrote:
>
>> Le 31/08/2015 21:25, David J S Briscoe a écrit :
>>
>>> I've just been playing with V6132 of PCBNEW. I have a number of small
>>> observations.
>>>
>>> 1/  In the layer manager toolbar the Top and Bottom layer are named
>>> Composant and Cuivre. Why is this even though I am using English as my
>>> language?
>>> 2/ The same words are used for the top and bottom layer in the Track and
>>> Via properties dialog.
>>>
>> Copper layers names are user defined.
>> These names were given by the designer, and can be modified.
>>
>> Track highlighting in OpenGL mode.
>>>
>>> 1/ When I click on the track highlighting icon the cursor changes to a
>>> large cross. I can then highlight a track. However if I then try to
>>> un-highlight the same track I have to
>>> move the cursor back to the highlight button and unclick it. When I do
>>> this the board pans uncontrollably off the screen whilst I'm moving the
>>> cursor towards the highlight button.
>>> I still can not un-highlight the track. How is a track un-highlighted.
>>> Surely it would be more intuitive to click on the track once to
>>> highlight and then again to un-highlight it? How can the panning be
>>> turned off or controlled?
>>>
>> This is the net highlight, not the track highlight.
>> To un-highlight any highlighted item, click on any other (free) location.
>> It is intuitive.
>>
>> Why is the Freeroute Icon still available even though the website does
>>> not work any more? I did click on it but it just provides an opportunity
>>> to export a .ses file. Maybe the tooltip should be changed to reflect
>>> this?
>>>
>>> I'll send in a few more observations next week as I start to use the
>>> latest version more. Thanks.
>>>
>>> David.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> Hi,
> First of all I'd like to apologise for the tone of my original email. I
> did not mean to criticise the fantastic efforts of everyone involved. I'd
> like to thank Orson for the recent work he has done on the net highlighting
> in the OpenGL campus.  Regarding the naming of the layers maybe I should
> have looked at the layers set-up option before I pointed the finger. Anyway
> thanks everyone and I'm really looking forward to the stable release.
>
> David.
>
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