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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

If memory serves, we removed the wxEXEC_SHOW_CONSOLE option from the
wxExecute() function call because it always shows a console window on
Windows.  Users were complaining about the console flashing while the
command was executed.  This was a long time ago so I may be thinking of
something else.  Your use case is probably not typical as you are
launching a GUI app from a console created by wxExecute() where
typically KiCad runs an external script to manipulate the netlist for
post processing so showing the console is annoying.  I'm not sure
changing this is desirable but I'm not opposed to it either.  Is it OK
if I forward all of the complaints about the console being temporarily
displayed to you?  Anyone else have any input on this?

On 3/14/2016 2:34 PM, Константин Барановский wrote:
> Can anyone comment this issue?
> 
> 
> 2016-03-07 16:04 GMT+02:00 Константин Барановский
> <baranovskiykonstantin@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:baranovskiykonstantin@xxxxxxxxx>>:
> 
>     Fixed bom_all_exec.patch to according to the coding style.
> 
>     2016-03-04 15:09 GMT+02:00 Константин Барановский
>     <baranovskiykonstantin@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:baranovskiykonstantin@xxxxxxxxx>>:
> 
>         Hi!
> 
>         I just now noticed that BOM plugins from eeschema are executed
>         in background on Windows OS. And if create plugin that executes
>         an app with GUI, it does not be shown.
>         In my case, I am launch the python app using pythonw and it runs
>         (I can see it in task manager) but does not shows. I found
>         solution for this problem in using flag wxEXEC_SHOW_CONSOLE.
>         That flag applies only for Windows and ignored under the other
>         platforms.
>         pythonw used only for launching the apps with GUI and must be
>         executed with that flag.
>         But if someone will try to use another GUI app (based on python
>         or standalone, does not matter) as BOM plugin, it still does not
>         be shown.
>         So, maybe need to use wxEXEC_SHOW_CONSOLE by default?
> 
>         In attachment placed two patches:
>         bom_pythonw_exec.patch - applied flag only for the pythonw;
>         bom_all_exec.patch - applied flag for all commands.
> 
>         Regards, Konstantin.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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