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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 7/14/2016 3:10 PM, jp charras wrote:
> Le 14/07/2016 à 20:49, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
>> On 7/14/2016 12:53 PM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> What was the incentive for this change?
>>
>> Usability.  We have repeatedly been beat over the head about our library
>> object selection UI design.  The goal is to design a filtered library
>> tree view that can be used in CvPcb, footprint editor, component editor,
>> footprint selection dialog, and component selection dialog.  This would
>> present a consistent library object selection paradigm to the user
>> rather than the multitude of designs we currently have.  It uses Henner
>> and Chris's filtering code along with a base tree control that could
>> include other filtering options.  Ideally it would be extended to
>> include drag and drop for library management.  We are currently
>> exploring proof of concept right now but we are by no means bound to a
>> tree control although it seems like the best fit given the library data
>> model.
>>
>>> Why is there listed a number in front of the parts in the tree?
>>> Would it be possible to make the panes not fixed width?
>>
>> I don't know why I didn't think of it before but a preview pane below
>> the tree control would be useful.  Opening up yet another window to view
>> the footprint is annoying.
>>
> 
> Why do not use the left side area freed by the library list to show both the footprint preview panel
> and the 3D view panel?

I suggested using the left pane for the tree view (and possibly the view
panel) as well.  I think it's something users are more used to.

> 
> Altium does that, and this is not so bad.
> 
> No need to have a large area to display the shapes.
> 
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