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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just to have the link handy: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1689024

> On 11 Jul 2018, at 15:36, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> GerbView was easy because it already has an auxiliary horizontal toolbar.
> 
> However, Eeschema does not, meaning that if we added one we’d be giving up significant screen real-estate.
> 
> Another option would be to put it in the main horizontal toolbar, but then we’d have to drop some stuff that is currently in it.  Candidates might include:
> - page settings
> - paste (we manage to get by without it in PcbNew)
> - redraw (on the few screen glitches I’ve seen this button hasn’t helped anyway)
> - footprint editor (not in current menus; should be added to Tools whether we remove the tool icon or not)
> - BOM (not in the current menus; should be added to File > Export whether we remove the tool icon or not)
> - update PCB
> - back-annotate (needs to be added to Tools menu either way)
> 
> So,
> 
> a) leave Eeschema without grid/zoom dropdowns
> b) trim toolbar icons and add dropdowns to main toolbar
> c) add an auxiliary toolbar
> d) something I haven’t thought of
> 
> Thoughts appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
> Jeff.
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