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Re: gEDA-user: git HEAD PCB now supports user-defined holes in polygons
On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:10:57 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>> This is a file format bump, but remains backward compatible with old
>> layouts.
I get multiple warnings "unknown flag `polygonholemode'" if I open a new
file with the old pcb. I assume, these are benign.
> I've now rebased my usual branches on top of this (mainly required work
> for the "pour" object branches),
I just refetched the before_pours branch. It compiled and installed just
fine.
First notes:
* You moved zoom to [ctrl-wheel]. I know, that this is in line with the
way other major gnome applications like inkscape handle zoom. However,
gschem and gerbv zoom with no modifier by default. I'd strongly vote for
a consistent behaviour across geda applications.
* The addition of the new hole tool moves the other icons downstream to
unfamiliar positions. It takes time to get used to this change. From a
user perspective, the hole tool is more like a seldom used special mode
of the polygon tool. A permanent button adds to the visual clutter. As
more tools emerge, this will get worse. Other CAD applications have
elaborate ways to choose between literally hundreds of tools. A simple
means would be to allow for modifier-click on the button.
* The side pane wastes precious screen space on my box. About 8mm of
horizontal space are just filled with grey background. See the screenshot
http://bibo.iqo.uni-hannover.de/tmp/Screenshot-PCB-before_pours.png
This is not special with your branch. I get the same with pcb-head.
Thanks for your efforts to make geda a better tool set!
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