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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> On 12 Jul 2018, at 02:46, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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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