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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

'Course it does. I always document my features, don't I? :)
On Dec 2, 2015 2:37 PM, "Nick Østergaard" <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2015-12-02 15:09 GMT+01:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Chris,
> >
> > I cannot find the original request for this patch.  I do like the
> > feature.  Since I don't have the patch or a url to your branch, I cannot
> > review the code.  From the video, I have one minor suggestion.  It looks
> > like you added 3 new check boxes to the Eeschema options dialog which
> > makes it even taller than it already is.  Maybe it's time to add a third
> > tab and move some of the controls in the "General Options" tab to a new
> > tab.  I'm not sure what to call the new tab and how to group the
> > controls but it's something that should be done.  Anyone else have any
> > objections or comments about this feature?
>
> I think it looks nice, but I have not had time to test it myself on a
> real schematic. I do wonder if it deserves a note in the
> documentation, such that there is a short explanation of the rules
> used to determine the positions and how to reset them.
>
> > As for my Eeschema work, you can see what I've done so far at:
> >
> > https://github.com/stambaughw/kicad-eeschema-refactor
> >
> > If your code involves anything with SCH_SHEET_PATH and SCH_SHEET_LIST,
> > there will be conflicts as these two objects are going away and their
> > functionality moved into the SCH_SHEET object.  I'm almost have this
> > step completed.  SCH_SCREENS is also going to be removed shortly.  After
> > that, I will rename SCH_SCREEN to SCH_SCHEMATIC and make SCH_SCREEN a
> > separate object that is used only to store the current sheet display
> > settings.  The final step is to create a top level object (SCHEMATIC?)
> > to act as a container for the entire schematic hierarchy any schematic
> > settings (analogous to the BOARD object in Pcbnew).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> > On 12/1/2015 9:23 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> >> This is mostly directed at Wayne, since he's working on eeschema.
> >>
> >> I have a feature branch I worked on over the summer (back when the
> release was thought to be closer, and the eeschema rework farther) that
> implements a field (reference/value) autoplacement on symbols in eeschema.
> It moves and aligns the fields as you place parts to allow a minimum of
> manual placement, including some heuristics to avoid overlaps. I've found
> this to be a _major_ time saver when working on complicated schematics. A
> preview is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32FKnrKxe4Y
> >>
> >> Is there any willingness to include this? As far as I can tell, the
> eeschema work is already somewhat underway, though I don't know to what
> extent. I'll happily rework my code to fit into the new eeschema code,
> though it'd be really nice if I could see how the eeschema work is coming
> along and refactor my own code in parallel. I've been using this since I
> developed it in July, so it's pretty well tested, and I've kept that branch
> up to date with respect to the latest code. If accepted, I will happily
> maintain it through the transition to GAL as well.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
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