I have some suggestions and ideas after stable release. Sorry if I explain them wrong, I hope not!
- Why KiCad depends on a practically dead project such as FreeRoute? It's taken down by Zuken and even adds Java as a dependency, that's a major annoyance. * What about a similar plugin approach such as the defunct qautorouter? * C-PCB looks promising too, maybe this developer would like some support our contribute to KiCad in some way. - What about remove *ALL* legacy code (in the UI stuff only?) and have GAL only? Then remove cruft, debug, add missing features, optimizing and provide some kind of faster software rendering. - Please make selecting components and available footprints as easy as possible: Fast indexed, advanced Octoparts/ ciiva-like taxonomy. A list of preferred footprints would be very helpful too - KiCad Librarian and KiParts provides features missing UV the main software. - Are there some quality analysts? On Sep 5, 2015 12:46 PM, "David J S Briscoe" <da...@djsbriscoe.vispa.com> wrote: > On 01/09/2015 09:28, jp charras wrote: > >> Le 31/08/2015 21:25, David J S Briscoe a écrit : >> >>> I've just been playing with V6132 of PCBNEW. I have a number of small >>> observations. >>> >>> 1/ In the layer manager toolbar the Top and Bottom layer are named >>> Composant and Cuivre. Why is this even though I am using English as my >>> language? >>> 2/ The same words are used for the top and bottom layer in the Track and >>> Via properties dialog. >>> >> Copper layers names are user defined. >> These names were given by the designer, and can be modified. >> >> Track highlighting in OpenGL mode. >>> >>> 1/ When I click on the track highlighting icon the cursor changes to a >>> large cross. I can then highlight a track. However if I then try to >>> un-highlight the same track I have to >>> move the cursor back to the highlight button and unclick it. When I do >>> this the board pans uncontrollably off the screen whilst I'm moving the >>> cursor towards the highlight button. >>> I still can not un-highlight the track. How is a track un-highlighted. >>> Surely it would be more intuitive to click on the track once to >>> highlight and then again to un-highlight it? How can the panning be >>> turned off or controlled? >>> >> This is the net highlight, not the track highlight. >> To un-highlight any highlighted item, click on any other (free) location. >> It is intuitive. >> >> Why is the Freeroute Icon still available even though the website does >>> not work any more? I did click on it but it just provides an opportunity >>> to export a .ses file. Maybe the tooltip should be changed to reflect >>> this? >>> >>> I'll send in a few more observations next week as I start to use the >>> latest version more. Thanks. >>> >>> David. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> Hi, > First of all I'd like to apologise for the tone of my original email. I > did not mean to criticise the fantastic efforts of everyone involved. I'd > like to thank Orson for the recent work he has done on the net highlighting > in the OpenGL campus. Regarding the naming of the layers maybe I should > have looked at the layers set-up option before I pointed the finger. Anyway > thanks everyone and I'm really looking forward to the stable release. > > David. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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