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Re: Fwd: [PATCH] BuildConnectivity and re-DisplayBoard in python Refresh

 

Miles,

I merged your patch into the development branch.  Thank you for your
contribution to KiCad.

Cheers,

Wayne

On 12/21/2017 03:45 AM, miles mccoo wrote:
> resend as requested
> 
> :-)
> 
> Miles
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *miles mccoo* <mail@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxxx>>
> Date: Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 11:54 AM
> Subject: [PATCH] BuildConnectivity and re-DisplayBoard in python Refresh
> To: KiCad Developers <kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> 
> 
> 
> Refresh is used in the python domain to refresh the display with the current
> design. If something has changed, board connectivity likely needs
> rebuilding.
> If using GAL canvas, update its display db.
> 
> 
> 
> I am still looking at board_commit. This patch is to help those who
> already have working python code. Also, as I mentioned in my
> board_commit thread,
> <https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg32063.html> there will
> be some scripts for which undo functionality is not needed.
> 
> also, in the same thread, some suggestions were made on getting GAL to
> redraw. They all seem to require doing something before changes begin
> and then calling something else. This patch enables the catch all of
> "just rebuild whatever needs to be rebuilt"
> 
> Miles
> 
> for my personal reference: this is my fifth patch.
> 
> 
> 
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