Re: gEDA-user: Feature Request Status-Terminal instead of dialogue and info boxes

[Torsten Wagner <torsten.wagner@xxxxxxxxx>]

   Dear Ineiev,
   I recently tried the patches and they work great. It is already 50% of
   what I was looking for. Many thanks to Frank, they really work great
   and I can report the patches are still valid with the recent
   git-version of pcb.
   If I can now apply the scripting capabilities mentioned later in this
   thread and found here:
   [1]http://www.seul.org/pipermail/geda-user/2009-May/018451.html
   I have already nearly what I was asking for
   I will look how  to add a third frame to the new window which claims
   to be a terminal or how to use the message frame as terminal. Then
   starting my favourite  scripting language and it would become close to
   100%
   In addition there might be some more nice features. E.g. If I select
   something, it would be nice if the script I use is getting the objects
   as an input and perform the operation only on the selected object.
   Or I like to be asked to select the desired object with the mouse
   after starting the command.
   Nevertheless, I guess at least for me that would be the right way to
   increase pcb-performance.
   Best regards
   Torsten

   2009/11/17 Ineiev <[2]ineiev@xxxxxxxxx>

   On 11/17/09, Torsten Wagner <[3]torsten.wagner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
   >    As wrote in an earlier post,  I use a tiling window manager.

     [snip]

   >    Normally 3-5 lines of text are enough to show an experienced user
   what
   >    is going on with the program.

     I think you may want to use this Frank Bergmann patch (I like it
     very much)
     [4]http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2779826&group_id
     =73743&atid=538813
     from PCB Sourceforge patch tracker, ID 2779826, posted 2009-04-23
     19:58.

   >    Other open source projects who utilise such a termial window use
   >    embedded python, lua or some other scripting language which gives
   very
   >    powerful scripting features.

     I'd like to have a wider scripting capabilities in PCB, but only if
     it
     doesn't decrease
     it's portability; I certainly don't want the program to have new
     hard
     dependencies.
     BTW, could you find the post about scripting plugin in the list
     archives and review it
     (IIRC it appeared this spring or summer)?

   >    Furthermore, this creates a central place for all kind of
   messages
   >    makes it easy for a community driven project to help by state
   :"If you
   >    are going to post about a problem, please add the terminal
   history to
   >    your post".

     I believe this typically won't help very much; there is --verbose
     option, but it is not used very often.
     Kind regards,
     Ineiev

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References

   1. http://www.seul.org/pipermail/geda-user/2009-May/018451.html
   2. mailto:ineiev@xxxxxxxxx
   3. mailto:torsten.wagner@xxxxxxxxx
   4. http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2779826&group_id=73743&atid=538813
   5. mailto:geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   6. http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user


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