Re: gEDA-user: gEDA-dev: multiple windows on (kind of) the same gschem

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 9, 2007, at 12:22 PM, John Griessen wrote:

> John Doty wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 9, 2007, at 9:21 AM, John Griessen wrote:
>>
>>> how possible is opening multiple windows on the same gschem
>>> and copying from one to the other?
>>
>> Easy. Useful commands:
>>
>> Open a new window with File->New Window (fw)
>> Copy with Buffer->Copy into 1 (control-C)
>> Paste with Buffer->Paste from 1 (control-V)
>
> Peter Clifton wrote:
>> . . . there isn't currently a way to have two open views of the same
>> live schematic. It was the desire for such flexibility which drove  
>> me to
>> start removing SCREEN coordinates cached from libgeda (they'd be
>> different in both views). This was over a year ago ;)
>
> But, it somehow works...if you do it just right...

Oh, you meant the same *schematic file*, not the same gschem instance.

>
>
> I noticed there is a little extra to get results -- I could only go  
> from
> the first window to the second window.
>
> In the other direction, buffer was empty.  and, of course there is no
> updating of what's in one window in the other...so
> a new placement from the buffer is seen in second window only.
>
>
> Let's keep this accidental feature enabled as we go, if possible...
> gschem version 20070526 or slightly newer from source is the one I  
> just tested.
>
> John G
>
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John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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