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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 21/05/2018 à 19:59, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
> On 5/21/2018 1:10 PM, jp charras wrote:
>> Le 21/05/2018 à 18:54, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
>>> Hey JP,
>>>
>>> On 5/21/2018 12:27 PM, jp charras wrote:
>>>> Le 21/05/2018 à 18:09, Seth Hillbrand a écrit :
>>>>> ​Hi Wayne-
>>>>>
>>>>> In https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567790 you mentioned that we won't be supporting FreeRouting for
>>>>> v5.  Should we remove this menu item/icon from the menus?
>>>>>
>>>>> -S​
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Seth,
>>>>
>>>> Are you talking about .dsn and .ses files export import, or the menu to call FreeRoute from Pcbnew?
>>>>
>>>> This is really not the same thing.
>>>> Many EDA tools support .dsn and .ses files export import (and this import/export feature does not
>>>> create issues).
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm OK with removing the FreeRouting dialog and menu entry.  I don't see
>>> any compelling reason to keep it since we already have support for
>>> Specctra dsn export and Specctra session import for users who wish to
>>> continue using it.  Is FreeRouting even supported any more?  I thought
>>> it hasn't been maintained for quite some time.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>
>> OK, as long as .dsn and .ses files export import is not removed.
>> Note also the menu called Freeroute is actually a menu that calls the .dsn and .ses files export
>> import dialog.
>>
>> So if removed, if could be worth to replace it by .dsn export and .ses import menus.
>>
>>
> .dsn export and .ses import are already exist in the export and import
> submenus in the file menu unless they do something different.
> 


I missed that. Sorry.

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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS