Re: [Kicad-developers] PATCH: Footprint wizard helpers

2014-09-12 Thread Øyvind Aabling
On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, Vesa Solonen wrote: > 11/09/14, 23:32, John Beard kirjoitti: > > > I also attach a follow-up patch (fpw-tests.diff) containing a really > > basic test harness to run though a few footprints with pre-defined > > parameters, save them to a PCB board and also optionally "rip" th

Re: [Kicad-developers] Feature Request: Change Colors (add transparency)

2014-09-12 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 10:35:54PM +0200, Michael Heidinger wrote: > by klicking with the middle button on the layer in the layer manger one can > change the color. I always wondered why the middle button, since it's awful to do on laptops... > How about a color slider (e.g. the gimps one) and a

[Kicad-developers] Feature Request: Change Colors (add transparency)

2014-09-12 Thread Michael Heidinger
Hello, by klicking with the middle button on the layer in the layer manger one can change the color. How about a color slider (e.g. the gimps one) and a transperency option? That would ease PCB layout significant to be able to adjust intensity. - Michael __

[Kicad-developers] Layer for reference and value text

2014-09-12 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
During coding and after pondering on my finding I realized the following: "There is *nothing* mandating reference and values to be on silk" They are simply put there by default. So we can just let the user put them on another layer if he wants; I personally would put the master reference on assem