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Re: Mac HighDPI performance

 

Of course Wayne, that was my way of expressing concern for delaying a
performance issue and trying to sauce out your feeling of the possible
duration of v6 development.
Do you think there is currently manpower and list of features that requires
1 year plus 6 months delay, or do you think it's more like 2 years best
case and 1 year of delay worst case time of thing?

On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 5:03 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> When you become the project leader of KiCad, then you can make these
> decisions and live with the consequences of them.  In the mean time, that
> responsibility falls on my shoulders.  We are in a feature freeze for v5
> stable so I'm going to err on the side of caution here.  If we can pick up
> some performance gains without pushing the v5 stable release out, then I'm
> fine with that but if there are any stability issues then we will have to
> live with what we have.  Implementing this at the beginning of v6 and back
> porting it when it's stable is also acceptable.  Hopefully v6 will not take
> 2-3 years.
>
> Wayne
>
> On 03/04/2018 07:00 PM, Andrey Kuznetsov wrote:
>
>> If 6.0 is coming in 1 year, OK, but if it's 2-3 years away then I'd say
>> v5.0 should be stable and not have performance issues, in my mind better to
>> delay v5 up to 1 month at most to fix it rather than let it sit like that
>> for 2-3 years.
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 3:39 PM, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:
>> jeff@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>     As for road-map, I’d suggest that EeschemaGAL + newSymbolFileFormat
>>     == 6.0.  Anything else that can ride along is fine, but not
>> definitive.
>>
>>     The legacy stuff represents a tax on all development we do.
>>
>>     Cheers,
>>     Jeff.
>>
>>
>>     On 4 Mar 2018, at 23:31, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx
>>>     <mailto:jeff@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Well, I pounded on it a bit more, and it wasn’t really fitting
>>>     into “easy” /or/ “straight forward”.  It’ll have to wait.
>>>
>>>     Cheers,
>>>     Jeff.
>>>
>>>     On 4 Mar 2018, at 20:07, Jon Evans <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>     <mailto:jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     We should probably make some kind of road map if it doesn't exist
>>>>     already, concerning the path to GAL for eeschema and who will be
>>>>     doing what. For example, it might make sense to do the SCHEMATIC
>>>>     class refactoring you were talking about before or in parallel
>>>>     with parts of the porting effort.
>>>>
>>>>     I'm up for working on this too, as soon as my connectivity / bus
>>>>     stuff has landed.
>>>>
>>>>     -Jon
>>>>
>>>>     On Sun, Mar 4, 2018, 14:46 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         I agree.  If it's not an easy straight forward fix, I would
>>>>         prefer to
>>>>         spend our precious manpower resources on the GAL port as
>>>>         well.  I don't
>>>>         know when in the v6 cycle any of this will happen but I'm
>>>>         guessing it
>>>>         will happen fairly early.  Tom or Orson, do either of you
>>>>         have any idea
>>>>         when this will happen?
>>>>
>>>>         Wayne
>>>>
>>>>         On 03/04/2018 02:40 PM, Jon Evans wrote:
>>>>         > FWIW, I don't find the existing performance to be unusable,
>>>>         it's just
>>>>         > not up to the standards of PcbNew/GAL.  I don't think it's
>>>>         worth any
>>>>         > effort beyond easy fixes, we should put that energy into
>>>>         the GAL port.
>>>>         >
>>>>         > -Jon
>>>>         >
>>>>         > On Sun, Mar 4, 2018, 14:34 Bernhard Stegmaier
>>>>         <stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         > <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>>>         >
>>>>         >     I would judge it wrt eeschema GAL conversion.
>>>>         >     If that starts with v6, I don’t know if it is worth the
>>>>         effort.
>>>>         >     If it is unsure when this will happen, it might be
>>>>         worth it.
>>>>         >
>>>>         >
>>>>         >>     On 4. Mar 2018, at 20:30, Wayne Stambaugh
>>>>         <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>>>         >>
>>>>         >>     Ughh!  I don't have a good answer for this one.  My
>>>>         best guess is
>>>>         >>     to fix
>>>>         >>     the wx macos code first and see what performance
>>>>         issues are left.  The
>>>>         >>     problem with messing with any of this is that if you
>>>> break
>>>>         >>     something it
>>>>         >>     will break all of the legacy canvas rendering not just
>>>>         the schematic
>>>>         >>     editor.  I would move extremely carefully here.  I
>>>>         would prefer
>>>>         >>     that we
>>>>         >>     don't go too crazy this late in the v5 release cycle.
>>>>      If the
>>>>         >>     performance is truly not usable on macos, then we may
>>>>         have no choice.
>>>>         >>
>>>>         >>     On 03/04/2018 02:07 PM, Jeff Young wrote:
>>>>         >>>     It turns out the fonts aren’t really the problem.
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     It starts with this gem in wxWidgets:
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>               voidwxWidgetCocoaImpl::Sc
>>>> rollRect(constwxRect*rect,intdx,intdy)
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        {
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        #if1
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        SetNeedsDisplay();
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        #else
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>               //Weshoulddosomethinglike
>>>> this,butitwasn'tworkingin10.4.
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        if(GetNeedsDisplay())
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        {
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        SetNeedsDisplay() ;
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        }
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        NSRectr=wxToNSRect([m_osxViewsuperview],*rect);
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        NSSizeoffset=NSMakeSize((float)dx,(float)dy);
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        [m_osxViewscrollRect:rby:offset];
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        #endif
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        }
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     SetNeedsDisplay() with no rectangle argument
>>>>         invalidates the
>>>>         >>>     entire window.
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     Even if you fix that (to scroll most of the window
>>>>         and only
>>>>         >>>     invalidate
>>>>         >>>     the newly-exposed parts), you run into this:
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>               voidwxWidgetCocoaImpl::dr
>>>> awRect(void*rect,WXWidgetslf,void*WXUNUSED(_cmd))
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        {
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        //preparingtheupdateregion
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        wxRegionupdateRgn;
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>               //sinceaddingmanyrectstoa
>>>> regionisacostlyprocess,bydefaultusetheboundingrect
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        #if0
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        constNSRect*rects;
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        NSIntegercount;
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        [slfgetRectsBeingDrawn:&rectscount:&count];
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        for(inti=0;i<count;++i)
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        {
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        updateRgn.Union(wxFromNSRect(slf,rects[i]));
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        }
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        #else
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        updateRgn.Union(wxFromNSRect(slf,*(NSRect*)rect));
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        #endif
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     …which will /also/ cause the whole window to be
>>>>         repainted if there’s
>>>>         >>>     both an invalidated horizontal strip and a vertical one.
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     And the latter turns out to be pretty much guaranteed
>>>>         by this
>>>>         >>>     one, which
>>>>         >>>     batches repaints:
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        voidwxNonOwnedWindow::Update()
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        {
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        if(clock()-s_lastFlush>CLOCKS_PER_SEC/30)
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        {
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        s_lastFlush=clock();
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        m_nowpeer->Update();
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        }
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>        }
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     But even Kicad isn’t blameless.  Once you fix all
>>>>         those there’s
>>>>         >>>     still no
>>>>         >>>     checking in SCH_SCREEN::Draw() to see if the
>>>>         individual draw items
>>>>         >>>     intersect the update region.  (Sure, the actually
>>>>         drawing is
>>>>         >>>     clipped in
>>>>         >>>     the end, but you still go through a /lot/ of code to
>>>>         get there.)
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     All of these are fixable, and we’ve already crossed
>>>>         the Rubicon of
>>>>         >>>     having our own OSX wxWidgets branch.
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     But it’s still a reasonable amount of work, with a
>>>>         non-trivial risk
>>>>         >>>     profile.  Should I continue?
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>     Cheers,
>>>>         >>>     Jeff.
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>
>>>>         >>>>     On 4 Mar 2018, at 01:30, Bernhard Stegmaier
>>>>         >>>>     <stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >>
>>>>         >>>>     <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>>>         >>>>
>>>>         >>>>     No.
>>>>         >>>>
>>>>         >>>>>     On 4. Mar 2018, at 01:51, Andrey Kuznetsov
>>>>         <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>     Would it be an easy fix to change the text/font
>>>>         such that it
>>>>         >>>>>     does not
>>>>         >>>>>     affect performance so significantly on MacOS?
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>     On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 5:20 AM, Wayne Stambaugh
>>>>         >>>>>     <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>        On 03/03/2018 07:33 AM, Jeff Young wrote:
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>            Hi Andrey,
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>            I did some profiling and I’d guess that the
>>>>         difference in
>>>>         >>>>>            eeschema and pcbnew-legacy performance is
>>>>         down to there
>>>>         >>>>>     being
>>>>         >>>>>            more text in the schema.  Since we use a
>>>>         stroke font,
>>>>         >>>>>     there’s
>>>>         >>>>>            a lot of stroke segments in each letter.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>            @Devs,
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>            I understand why we use a stroke font on the
>>>>         PCB, but
>>>>         >>>>>     there’s
>>>>         >>>>>            not much reason in eeschema, is there?
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>        This is possibly one of the things that I plan
>>>>         on changing after
>>>>         >>>>>        the new schematic file format is written.  The
>>>>         new file format
>>>>         >>>>>        will support font definitions so replacing the
>>>>         stroke font in
>>>>         >>>>>        Eeschema should be doable. Whether or not I have
>>>>         time to make
>>>>         >>>>>        this change remains to be seen.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>        Wayne
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>            Cheers,
>>>>         >>>>>            Jeff.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                On 3 Mar 2018, at 08:18, Andrey Kuznetsov
>>>>         >>>>>                <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>> <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>                <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>                <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>>>> wrote:
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                The motherboard project is not very
>>>>         complex, I would say
>>>>         >>>>>                that performance should be tolerable UP
>>>>         to that size
>>>>         >>>>>                complexity, if we set the bar any lower,
>>>>         usability will
>>>>         >>>>>                suffer and people won't like KiCad
>>>>         because it's sluggish
>>>>         >>>>>                and interface lag is the worst kind of lag.
>>>>         >>>>>                My project isn't finished and Chris'
>>>>         project is
>>>>         >>>>>     available
>>>>         >>>>>                now, is just the right complexity and
>>>>         has layout
>>>>         >>>>>     that can
>>>>         >>>>>                be used for testing as well as a schematic.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                *LG 5K 27" display running 3200x1800
>>>>         (the highest
>>>>         >>>>>                resolution without making text blurry,
>>>>         using this for
>>>>         >>>>>                work every day, so it's extravagant,
>>>>         it's practical)*
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                *Actions:* pan with middle mouse, zoom
>>>>         back and forth.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                *eeschema:*
>>>>         >>>>>                Low Res - at least 2 times slower than
>>>>         would be
>>>>         >>>>>                considered normal, I would have to guess
>>>>         ~400ms lag
>>>>         >>>>>                Normal - 4-5x slower compared to low res
>>>>         mode
>>>>         >>>>>     ~1700ms lag
>>>>         >>>>>                Even in low res mode, and removing 75%
>>>>         of the items from
>>>>         >>>>>                Chris' schematic, the lag is still
>>>>         ~200-300ms, that's
>>>>         >>>>>                just not right. Additionally, I filed
>>>>         >>>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1753054
>>>>         <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1753054>
>>>>         >>>>>                       <https://bugs.lau
>>>> nchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1753054
>>>>         <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1753054>> because
>>>>         >>>>>                the mouse zoom is screwed up in
>>>>         eeschema, coupled with
>>>>         >>>>>                the lag, it's unusable. Maybe the pan
>>>>         lag is related to
>>>>         >>>>>                the zoom, maybe there are multiple steps
>>>>         being rendered
>>>>         >>>>>                when it should just jump to where the
>>>>         mouse ended up at,
>>>>         >>>>>                I don't know.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                *pcbnew - **Normal Resolution:*
>>>>         >>>>>                Accelerated: No-AA, <50ms
>>>>         >>>>>                Fallback: 500-1000ms for panning,
>>>>         300-600ms for zoom
>>>>         >>>>>                Legacy: 1300-1700ms for panning, 600ms
>>>>         for zoom
>>>>         >>>>>                Low Res mode: did not notice speed
>>>>         increase, except
>>>>         >>>>>     maybe
>>>>         >>>>>                Fallback was ~400ms faster.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                I'm not saying halt the horses, certain
>>>>         modes are
>>>>         >>>>>                obviously limited, ie Legacy and
>>>>         Fallback by the nature
>>>>         >>>>>                of the task presented, but eeschema is
>>>>         barely displaying
>>>>         >>>>>                10% of the content pcbnew is but lagging
>>>>         so much worse!
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                Just thought I'd include rendering of
>>>>         the Accelerated
>>>>         >>>>>                Graphics (top to bottom: Supersampling
>>>>         4x, Subpixel AA
>>>>         >>>>>                (Ultra Quality), No AA)
>>>>         >>>>>                All 3 modes are responsive, probably
>>>>         <50-100ms lag, I'd
>>>>         >>>>>                consider this performance great,
>>>>         considering the amount
>>>>         >>>>>                of elements on screen.
>>>>         >>>>>                <image.png>
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                How long should it take to delete this
>>>>         many selected
>>>>         >>>>>                elements in pcbnew?
>>>>         >>>>>                Answer: about 50x too long! I think it
>>>>         was like 3mins,
>>>>         >>>>>                perhaps ESC key should be available to
>>>>         press anytime to
>>>>         >>>>>                undo the delete action and restore to
>>>>         pre-delete screen
>>>>         >>>>>                when accidental actions are triggered
>>>>         that take forever
>>>>         >>>>>                to complete?
>>>>         >>>>>                <image.png>
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 9:53 AM, Bernhard
>>>>         Stegmaier
>>>>         >>>>>                <stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> <mailto:stegmaier@sw-syste
>>>> ms.de
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>                <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>                <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>>> wrote:
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                    Hi,
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                    to be honest, I don’t really know
>>>>         what this is
>>>>         >>>>>     about.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                    @Andrey:
>>>>         >>>>>                    You looked for a very complex
>>>>         (foreign) project
>>>>         >>>>>                (Chris mainboard?)
>>>>         >>>>>                    to prove that eeschema is slow on Mac?
>>>>         >>>>>                    Well, we know that and we told you
>>>>         already some
>>>>         >>>>>                weeks/months ago
>>>>         >>>>>                    why it is like it is (if memory
>>>>         serves me right).
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                    Or, do you have an own project that
>>>>         is so
>>>>         >>>>>                ridiculously slow, that
>>>>         >>>>>                    you can’t work with it?
>>>>         >>>>>                    If so, please provide it so that we
>>>>         can analyse why
>>>>         >>>>>                this specific
>>>>         >>>>>                    project behaves like that.
>>>>         >>>>>                    If you can’t or don’t want to
>>>>         provide it we could
>>>>         >>>>>                tell you how to
>>>>         >>>>>                    do some performance measurements so
>>>>         that we
>>>>         >>>>>     might see
>>>>         >>>>>                something.
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                    Obviously, there are a number of Mac
>>>>         users here and
>>>>         >>>>>                also over at
>>>>         >>>>>                    the KiCad forum who might also be
>>>>         happy to get
>>>>         >>>>>     some more
>>>>         >>>>>                    performance here and there, but who
>>>>         are in general
>>>>         >>>>>                reasonably able
>>>>         >>>>>                    to work on their projects (including
>>>>         myself, on a
>>>>         >>>>>                2012 Retina
>>>>         >>>>>                    MacBook with only an i5).
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                    Regards,
>>>>         >>>>>                    Bernhard
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                    > On 2. Mar 2018, at 17:59, Andy Peters
>>>>         >>>>>                <devel@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx>> <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:devel@xxxxxxxxx>>>> wrote:
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> On Mar 1, 2018, at 8:53 PM, Seth
>>>>         Hillbrand
>>>>         >>>>>                    <seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>                <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>                <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>                <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>>>> wrote:
>>>>         >>>>>                    >>
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> Andrey-
>>>>         >>>>>                    >>
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> I'm moving this to a new thread
>>>>         so that we don't
>>>>         >>>>>                conflate the
>>>>         >>>>>                    OpenMP discussion with this.
>>>>         >>>>>                    >>
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> Can you test running Kicad with
>>>>         the "Open in Low
>>>>         >>>>>                Resolution"
>>>>         >>>>>                    mode enabled?  You can activate this
>>>>         by choosing
>>>>         >>>>>     "Get
>>>>         >>>>>                Info" on the
>>>>         >>>>>                    main KiCad application and checking
>>>>         the option that
>>>>         >>>>>                says "Open in
>>>>         >>>>>                    Low Resolution".  You may need to do
>>>>         the same
>>>>         >>>>>     for the
>>>>         >>>>>                other
>>>>         >>>>>                    applications (Eeschema, pcbnew, etc)
>>>>         as well.
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    > testing on my 2017” touch-bar MBP …
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    > Good g-d, low-res mode looks fuzzy
>>>>         and weird!
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    > I don’t notice any specific
>>>>         differences in
>>>>         >>>>>     EESchema
>>>>         >>>>>                performance.
>>>>         >>>>>                    Maybe my schematic isn’t busy
>>>>         enough? I’m a fan of
>>>>         >>>>>                using more
>>>>         >>>>>                    smaller sheets with less info on
>>>>         each than one big
>>>>         >>>>>                sheet with
>>>>         >>>>>                    everything.
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    > I know, anecdote is not evidence.
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    > -a
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    >>
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> -Seth
>>>>         >>>>>                    >>
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> ​​2018-03-01 18:09 GMT-08:00
>>>>         Andrey Kuznetsov
>>>>         >>>>>                    <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>     <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>> <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>                <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>>>>:
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> Hi,
>>>>         >>>>>                    >>
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> So for now I've had a chance to
>>>>         test the
>>>>         >>>>>                motherboard project on
>>>>         >>>>>                    my Retina macbook display.
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> eeschema: horrible zoom, feels
>>>>         like elastic band
>>>>         >>>>>                zoom and I
>>>>         >>>>>                    have all scroll wheel accelerations
>>>>         and similar
>>>>         >>>>>                disabled, zoom
>>>>         >>>>>                    response is super laggy, cannot work
>>>>         like this, will
>>>>         >>>>>                need to make
>>>>         >>>>>                    schematics on windows.
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> pcbnew by order of slowness:
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> legacy - pretty slow, zoom lag is
>>>>         major, boo boo
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> modern (fallback) - decent, but
>>>>         the lag can be
>>>>         >>>>>                felt, zoom lag
>>>>         >>>>>                    is minor
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> modern (accelerated) - almost
>>>>         cannot feel the
>>>>         >>>>>     lag,
>>>>         >>>>>                very nice,
>>>>         >>>>>                    nice zoom responsiveness
>>>>         >>>>>                    >>
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> I'll report tomorrow on 5K LG
>>>>         display.
>>>>         >>>>>                    >> ​
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
>>>>         >>>>>                    >
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>>>>         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>>
>>>>         >>>>>                           <https://launchpad.net/~
>>>> kicad-developers
>>>>         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>
>>>>         >>>>>                <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>>         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>>>
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>>>>         <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>>>         <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>                       <mailto:kicad-dev
>>>> elopers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>         >>>>>                           <mailto:kicad-developers@list
>>>> s.launchpad.net
>>>>         <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>         >>>>>                       <mailto:kicad-dev
>>>> elopers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                    Unsubscribe
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>>>>         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>
>>>>         >>>>>                <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>>         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>>
>>>>         >>>>>                           <https://launchpad.net/~
>>>> kicad-developers
>>>>         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>
>>>>         >>>>>                <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>>         <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>>>
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>>>>         >>>>>                --
>>>>         >>>>>                Remember The Past, Live The Present,
>>>>         Change The Future
>>>>         >>>>>                Those who look only to the past or the
>>>>         present are
>>>>         >>>>>                certain to miss the future [JFK]
>>>>         >>>>>
>>>>         >>>>> kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>
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>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>> <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
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>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>         <mailto:kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>>>
>>>>         >>>>>                Live Long and Prosper,
>>>>         >>>>>                Andrey
>>>>         >>>>>                       _________________
>>>> ______________________________
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>>>>         <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>>>         >>>>>                       <mailto:kicad-dev
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>>>>         <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
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>>>
>>>


-- 
Remember The Past, Live The Present, Change The Future
Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the
future [JFK]

kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx
Live Long and Prosper,
Andrey

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