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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

This sounds very similar to what this guy did:
http://www.xess.com/blog/giving-back-to-the-community/

2015-10-02 16:52 GMT+02:00 Martin Marmsoler <martin.marmsoler@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hello,
>
> I have some ideas, but I would like to implement my self to learn about the
> kicad source code. I would like to switch on and off the layers by pressing
> a new checkbox in the layermanager, but I have the problem I don't find
> where the other layer checkboxes will created, and does a function exist,
> which turns off and on the layers?
> The idea is, to set a combination of layers which will be displayed by one
> checkbox. For example Top, Bottom,...
>
> The second idea is to create a Database with all parts with partnumbers from
> distributors, prices ...
> and creating a BOM. For this I would like to use the description to every
> symbol. In an excel sheet is the combination of partname, description and
> footprint and for this you can set real parts to create later the BOM.
>
>
> What do you think about this ideas? It would take some time until I have
> programmed this ideas but I hope it would be good :)
>
> Martin
>
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