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Re: Upgrade warnings

 

+1

> On 14 Jun 2019, at 18:15, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> 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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