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Re: Upgrade warnings

 

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On 6/14/19 12:21 PM, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
> Hi Devs-
> 
> I just noticed that we are displaying a warning (Attached) when opening
> v5 files with the new fill algorithm.
> 
> I like the idea of warning users that features have changed that will
> affect their boards.  However, I'd like to put this into a more
> sustainable format.  There are a number of previous changes (zone
> segments, edge cuts clearance, segment fills, etc.) that also change the
> file output when upgrading and would be good to warn users about.
> 
> Instead of a single dialog, what do people think about a list box of
> changes similar to the list box we use for Eagle import modifications? 
> The we could add changes to the list box based on the file version we
> are opening.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> -Seth
> 
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