Re: gEDA-user: pcb keyboard shortcuts (and usability in general)

["Bert Timmerman" <bert.timmerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, 

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> kai-martin knaak
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> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: pcb keyboard shortcuts (and usability 
> in general)
> 
> Bert Timmerman wrote:
> 
> > Maybe a single button would do to open a popup dialog to 
> alter layer 
> > settings.
> > 
> > Maybe something like this screenshot from AutoCAD:
> > 
> > 
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~ljh4timm/downloads/Layer_properties_manager.jpg
> 
> There is no much benefit in presenting all the properties of 
> all layers at the same time, squeezed in the available screen space.
> IMHO, it would be better to open a properties dialog for just 
> one layer at a time. For example triggered by right-click on 
> the corresponding layer button. 
> 
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> Kai-Martin Knaak
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> 

It's just to give "food for thought" and insight of how other CAD apps have
solved this issue, the pcb-devs are very able to steer their own course.

However, for designs with a large number of layers, having a non-modal
"layers management" dialog could be a possibility te keep more screen space
available for the drawing area.

Not everybody has one (or more) wide flat screen(s) with a resolution >>
1680 x 1050 and a bazzillion colours.

Parts of the contents for this "layers management" dialog already existst in
the "Files/Preference..." pull down menu, in a dialog with two tabs (and
another one for information).

Just my EUR 0.02

Kind regards,

Bert Timmerman.



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