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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Is 0003-Fix-up-file-menu-and-hotkeys.patch suitable for merging straight away?

Yes, I believe it is.

Cheers,
Jeff.


> On 16 Feb 2018, at 19:31, Michael Kavanagh <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Footprint library table is has a global part yes, but its still to do
> with the PCB being designed and not the application, so IMO belongs in
> the setup menu.
> 
> Regardless, I'll work on the revised plans this weekend, and move
> "Grid Settings..." to the view menu.
> 
> Is 0003-Fix-up-file-menu-and-hotkeys.patch suitable for merging straight away?
> 
> On 16 February 2018 at 17:02, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Here’s the second set of dialog changes to go with the menu changes:
>> 
>> Move sketch mode stuff from "Display Settings" to View menu.
>> Move "Icons in Menus" from View menu to "General Preferences".
>> Move "Icon Scaling" from "Display Settings" to "General Preferences".
>> Do some regrouping in both dialogs for better comprehension.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 16 Feb 2018, at 16:12, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey Jeff,
>> 
>> I agree with these changes so as soon as Michael posts the revised
>> patches, we can get them reviewed and I can merge them.  Thanks for
>> helping out with the patch review.  I appreciate the help.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Wayne
>> 
>> On 2/16/2018 10:47 AM, Jeff Young wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Wayne,
>> 
>> With these changes:
>> 
>>   “Footprint Library Wizard” and “Footprint Library Table” are
>>   environmental settings so they belong under Preferences, not Setup.
>>    That (and moving “User Defined Grid…”) should make it short enough
>>   not to need the nested menu for Dimensions.
>> 
>>   I still feel strongly that “User Defined Grid…” belongs in the View
>>   menu under “Show Grid” (and should be renamed “Grid Settings…”).
>> 
>>   Same for “Interactive Routing…” moving to the Route menu (and
>>   perhaps becoming “Router Settings…”).  Context (putting things that
>>   are used together near each other) is more important than taxonomy
>>   (arranging by logical grouping).
>> 
>>   For a drop-down menu, the first item is the hardest to select while
>>   the second is the easiest.  So for Inspect I’d suggest:
>> 
>>   Inspect
>>      List Nets
>>      Measure
>>      ——————————
>>      Design Rules Checker
>> 
>> 
>> I’m ready to go with it.  I haven’t heard back from Michael yet, and I
>> don’t know what his turn-around time is.   He’s been pretty responsive
>> so far, though.
>> 
>> I could also make the changes, but I don’t want to step on his stuff….
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Jeff.
>> 
>> 
>>