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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

+1 to the startup dialog idea.

I think we also need to set reasonable transparencies in the layers so that it looks more like the default legacy canvas.

> On 31 Dec 2017, at 10:09, Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On 2017-12-31 03:53, Jon Evans wrote:
>> I know this would be work for someone to do and maybe I'd offer to do it if the project leaders approve...
>> What about a one-time pop-up when first installing a release 5.0 that appears if the config says the user was using legacy canvas, telling them about how to switch and that they should check it out?
>> 
>> -Jon
> 
> +1
> An initial start-up dialog to setup the "users default" after a first install or after a "reset Kicad to defaults, as I messed something up I don't remember" seems very helpful to me. If OpenGL might still crash in rare cases, warn the user in advance and explain, how he can safely step back from using OpenGL in case it doesn't work and how to file a bug report...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Clemens
> 
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