One thing I liked from Eagle was the list of sheets as thumbnails to allow for visual recognition.
Regards Russell Oliver On Sat, 4 May 2019 at 10:20, Andrew Lutsenko <anlutse...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > There already is an easier way to navigate sheets than what you describe: > click "Navigate schematic hierarchy" button on top toolbar or "View -> Show > hierarchical navigator" which both open same view of schematic sheet tree. > Single click on any sheet will bring you directly to it so in your example > it's just two clicks (if using toolbar), regardless of level of sheet you are > coming from/navigating to. > > That said I too would love to see faster navigation via tabs, even if it's > just "only one tab at a time" deal. > > Regards, > Andrew > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM Brian Piccioni <br...@documenteddesigns.com> > wrote: >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> My thought was simply that: a quick way of switching between sheets. >> >> >> >> Lets say I am in the main sheet and want to look at a circuit 2 levels down: >> I have to find the right sheet, click it, find the next sheet, click that, >> have a look, then backup and backup. >> >> >> >> I have found it much easier to simply open a new instance of eeSchema, >> however, that would present some problems if I touch any of the files due to >> coherency issues. >> >> >> >> It would be much easier to have a sheet list (I thought of tabs because that >> is the current paradigm for such things) and select click on the target >> sheet then click on the main sheet to return. There may be an easier way of >> doing so via, say, a right mouse click or something if wxWidgets is not yet >> up to the task. >> >> >> >> I wasn’t thinking of concurrent viewing at all, and I can see how that would >> complicate matters. >> >> >> >> I was ruminating on this because of my current project to renumber boards. I >> have made great progress and expect to start integrating it with PCBNew and >> eeSchema as a prototype within a few days. >> >> >> >> My utility currently caches the schematic hierarchy and it struck me that >> with some modification that would permit quick selection of any sheet in the >> hierarchy, with the resulting benefits in terms of usability. >> >> >> >> Not that I’d suggest a hack in production code but one can imagine >> prototyping this by essentially inserting a UI in the file open menu item, >> keeping track of dirty sheets, and writing the cache out when invoking a >> save command. >> >> >> >> Of course, this is no doubt simplistic given my lack of expertise in the >> matter. >> >> >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Jon Evans <j...@craftyjon.com> >> Sent: May 3, 2019 10:52 AM >> To: Brian Piccioni <br...@documenteddesigns.com> >> Cc: Kevin Cozens <ke...@ve3syb.ca>; kicad-developers >> <kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] eeSchema V6 - any thoughts as to tabbed >> schematics? >> >> >> >> If this is essentially adding a faster way to switch between sheets, it >> should be very straightforward. >> >> If instead you want to be able to view more than one sheet at a time (side >> by side tabs, or something), it would be more complex because currently >> Eeschema has a lot of code that expects only a single sheet active at a time. >> >> >> >> -Jon >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 10:45 AM Brian Piccioni <br...@documenteddesigns.com> >> wrote: >> >> Thanks. >> >> I suspect that it doesn't require much change since one would be essentially >> changing the focus to a sheet in memory rather than reloading it. >> >> Brian >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kicad-developers >> <kicad-developers-bounces+brian=documenteddesigns....@lists.launchpad.net> >> On Behalf Of Kevin Cozens >> Sent: May 3, 2019 10:36 AM >> To: kicad-developers <kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] eeSchema V6 - any thoughts as to tabbed >> schematics? >> >> On Fri, 3 May 2019 at 14:06, Brian Piccioni <br...@documenteddesigns.com> >> wrote: >> > Currently you have to open another instance of eeSchema or click >> > through to sheets in order to see other sheets. Tabs would be more >> > convenient than clicking on a sheet (or multiple levels of sheets), >> > backing out, etc., at least in many circumstances. >> >> That is an interesting idea. It could become an option in addition to the >> current sheet navigation system. A new option could be added which would be >> something like "Pin sheet to tab". >> >> -- >> 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" >> Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | >> #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
