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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think this feature would be useful but we should proceed with caution
if we are going to include persistence.  I'm guessing making groups
persistent will require a change to the pcb file format.  We should
think this through thoroughly before moving forward.  Is it possible
that this grouping could be used for an a****m like room feature?  If
so, than we need to plan this out accordingly rather than just commit a
new feature for the sake of convenience.

On 1/12/2017 6:55 AM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> I like it. Give me a few days to review it and I hope it will get
> merged. You'll also have to make the groups persistent (save to file).
> Recursive grouping (group of groups) would be also an advantage.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Tom
> 
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Kristoffer Ödmark <kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 12/01/2017 12:41 (GMT+01:00)
> To: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] Group selection idea
> 
> Hey again, What would be the chances of seing this getting into the
> master branches on launchpad, what would I have to add/change to get it
> there?
> 
> - Kristoffer
> 
> On 2017-01-11 21:59, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
>> Attaching Patch!
>>
>> ( Thanks Chris! )
>>
>> On 2017-01-11 20:51, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I hacked together a group selection concept looking like this:
>>> https://youtu.be/eJp-aJ8i0H4
>>>
>>> It can assign BOARD_ITEM to a specific group for easier selection and
>>> group manipulation. I am open to suggestions on changes, this is surely
>>> not an optimal implementation.
>>>
>>> Useful when you may want to keep the relative position of something on
>>> the board like maybe a RF layout etc.
>>>
>>> It cannot currently save the group assignments between sessions, since
>>> that would require some changes to the file format. That would need some
>>> agreement that this is indeed wanted.
>>>
>>> it also doesnt work on zones right now.
>>>
>>> ps: I do not now the best way to attach a patch file.
>>> I added my feature
>>> commit
>>> git pull
>>> fix conflict
>>> commit
>>>
>>> Anyone have any steps on how to get one patch file for this, now I got
>>> one patch file, and a merge.
>>>
>>> - Kristoffer
> 
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