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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 18/03/2016 11:42, Mário Luzeiro a écrit :
> Hello all,
> 
> I just want to left a simple idea if someone have the need in future.
> 
> While working on 3d-viewer, create / changing new settings (the ones that are stored in local user.. etc) I notice there are a lot of "manual work source code write" on this task every time I want to add a simple option flag..
> 
> I was thinking that some "automation module" could be implemented and used global in kicad.
> That module could also create an automatic UI to change that settings.
> 
> So we just have to write a structure with:
> 
> "Name of group of options"...
> "Name of the option 1", OPTION_TYPE, default value, min range, max range, etc..
> "Name of the option 2", OPTION_TYPE, default value, min range, max range, etc..
> ...
> 
> This could be somehow used for automatic settings reading.. writing... UI creation...
> 
> I am not an expert and I didn't tough much about it, but I just left this here if anyone may come with the same need we can investigate / discuss a way to create such module..
> 
> Regards,
> Mario Luzeiro

Something like you are talking about is existing, for project config.
For instance, have a look at
PARAM_CFG_ARRAY& SCH_EDIT_FRAME::GetProjectFileParametersList()
and bool SCH_EDIT_FRAME::LoadProjectFile()

in eeschema_config.cpp




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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS