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Re: 5.1 UI feedback

 

Thanks, Jeff.

I'll give it a try when it hits the nightlies.

Diego

On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 6:54 PM Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I’ve merged this suggestion.
>
> Unfortunately wxGrid conspires against us in trying to present the buttons
> when the grid cell is focused, but you do get them once you try to edit the
> cell.
>
> Cheers,
> Jeff.
>
>
> > On 20 Jul 2018, at 13:52, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > No need.  I’ve just about got it implemented so a reminder would be
> surplus to requirements. ;)
> >
> >> On 20 Jul 2018, at 12:32, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't remember seeing a bug report for that just Diego's post to the
> >> mailing list.  If you want me to, I will create a bug report.
> >>
> >> On 07/19/2018 03:53 PM, Jeff Young wrote:
> >>> I thought there was already a bug for this (reported by Gabriel
> >>> perhaps?), but I can’t seem to find it.
> >>>
> >>>> On 19 Jul 2018, at 20:40, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I second this motion.  I didn't find the right click trick so I fell
> >>>> back to cvpcb which is overkill to change the footprint of a single
> >>>> symbol.  A tooltip might be useful here as well.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 7/19/2018 3:19 PM, Diego Herranz wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've started to test these changes and, on the Symbol properties
> dialog,
> >>>>> I found it hard to assign a footprint.
> >>>>> Before, there used to be a button to open the Footprint selector
> window.
> >>>>> Now you seem to need right click on the footprint field and "select
> >>>>> footprint" and that only works if you're not editing the text of that
> >>>>> field. It took me a while to find out.
> >>>>> I don't find it straightforward.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Maybe a double-click on that field should open the Footprint
> selector?
> >>>>> Maybe a button like attached? (Mind my poor mock-up)
> >>>>> Any other suggestions?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks for all the work on this.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Diego
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 6:00 PM Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>>> <mailto:jeff@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> <mailto:jeff@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   Changes in.  Could Kevin or Wayne please post the following dialogs
> >>>>>   one more time:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   1) Change Footprints
> >>>>>   2) CvPCB (with footprint selected from right column)
> >>>>>   3) Footprint Properties
> >>>>>   4) Edit Track & Via Properties
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   Thanks,
> >>>>>   Jeff.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 18 Jul 2018, at 15:28, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>> <mailto:jeff@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>   <mailto:jeff@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Yeah, the “Show” label of the Output Messages checkboxes is
> >>>>>   misplaced too.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I’ll have another build along shortly….
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>> Jeff.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 18 Jul 2018, at 15:05, Kevin Cozens <kevin@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> <mailto:kevin@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>   <mailto:kevin@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 2018-07-18 08:32 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Attached are the updated screen shots.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> One minor point. In the first screen shot the icon with the books
> >>>>>   and magnifying glass is on the right side of the dialog the first
> >>>>>   time it appears but is just after the end of the entry field the
> >>>>>   second time it appears.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> It would look a little better if they were in the same relative
> >>>>>   horizontal position.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> Cheers!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Kevin.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> http://www.ve3syb.ca/               | "Nerds make the shiny
> >>>>>   things that
> >>>>>>> https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the
> >>>>>   mouth-breathers, and
> >>>>>>>                                   | that's why we're powerful"
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