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Re: [PATCH] Eeschema: reorganize options, step 1

 

No problem, I know you're busy - just wanted to know whether or not I
should continue yet. Take your time :)
On Dec 21, 2015 10:35 AM, "Wayne Stambaugh" <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Let's do this incrementally.  Please give me time to catch up on my
> patch commit backlog.
>
> On 12/21/2015 10:21 AM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> > As I'm going to do this incrementally, do you want to merge it in steps
> > like that, so we can get feedback from the others as I go? Or would you
> > prefer I just keep updating the patch?
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 04:35:45PM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> >> This is a nice first pass.  It certainly is less cluttered.
> >>
> >> On 12/19/2015 10:42 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> >>> Okay, here's my first patch (hopefully of a series) to reorganize
> >>> options, for your consideration. Some screenshots:
> >>>
> >>> https://misc.c4757p.com/eeschema_options_1.png
> >>> https://misc.c4757p.com/eeschema_options_2.png
> >>> https://misc.c4757p.com/eeschema_options_3.png
> >>> https://misc.c4757p.com/eeschema_options_4.png
> >>>
> >>> Splitting up the options like that makes it a lot easier to read
> through
> >>> them, in my opinion. Also, it opened up the mnemonic space so that
> >>> _every_ item could have a non-clashing keyboard mnemonic assigned.
> >>>
> >>> As the next step, I'd like to move the hotkeys dialog into here as a
> >>> container in the Controls tab. Thoughts?
> >>
> >> Sounds reasonable.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> After that I'd like to go further and tidy up the settings in pcbnew in
> >>> a similar way. That's a harder task, particularly considering the mess
> >>> that is the disparate legacy and GAL settings. I'll have to give that
> >>> one some thought and mailing-list consideration.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Chris
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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