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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

I know this is not directly related to the ratsnests, but it is highly related.

Hmm, I am not sure how much value it makes to highlight the rastnest
colors. But keep in mind the patch to add netclass coloring from a
year ago:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1530637

Some nice screnshots:
Netclass coloring: http://j-software.dk/kicad/NC.png
Netclass color+high intensity: http://j-software.dk/kicad/NC_HighIntensity.png
Configuration of colors done through netclass setup:
http://j-software.dk/kicad/NetClasses.png


2017-02-19 2:20 GMT+01:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On 2/16/2017 9:20 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>> Hi Julius,
>>
>> Thank you for the patch, but at the moment I am not sure we can push it.
>> We would like to have the feature you implemented, but there is a new
>> connectivity algorithm on the way, which may be much different compared
>> to what we have now.
>>
>> There is also a minor bug, which causes ratsnest lines for other nets to
>> disappear until the ratsnest is refreshed. I have also found some code
>> formatting violations, but these I could fix myself.
>>
>> The last question is, does anyone mind extending the net list dialog
>> with a new column? Personally I have nothing against, but perhaps there
>> are better ideas for the UI implementation.
>
> I'm OK with the additional column until someone comes up with a better
> idea.  At lease we will have a way to turn nets on and off.  I'm waiting
> for the custom net color selection part of this to be done.
>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Orson
>>
>> On 02/12/2017 06:05 PM, Julius Schmidt wrote:
>>> This patch adds support to hide individual nets from ratsnest by adding
>>> an extra tickbox to the 'List nets' dialog.
>>>
>>> The ratsnest visibility is stored in NETINFO_ITEM, which I'm not sure is
>>> the right place to put it. I tried using IsVisible/SetVisible from
>>> RN_NET, but that doesn't work because RN_NET items are constantly
>>> deleted and recreated and I couldn't see a straightforward way to make
>>> this information permanent.
>>>
>>> This fixes lp:1457668.
>>>
>>> aiju
>>>
>>>
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