Hi Teodor, On Thu, 2008-07-17 at 14:53 +0300, Robas, Teodor wrote: > > Bert Timmerman wrote: > > Hi Kai-Martin, Teodor and all, > > > > On Wed, 2008-07-16 at 23:38 +0000, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:14:05 +0300, Robas, Teodor wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The following is a list of improvements I would like too see/have/maybe > > > > implement. > > > > > > > > 1. Footprint alternatives. > > > > > > > Yes. This is one of my favorite feature requests too. Just like you I saw > > > the value of this kind of lists while using protel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. An even nicer improvement wold be to have the footprint preview > > > > directly into gschem, > > > > > > > Where would you put that? > > > > > > > > > > > <deleted original message from here> > > > > FWIW, I can imagine having a use for a preview when selecting a > > footprint in the attribute editor if the footprint= attribute is > > selected with a file chooser widget. > > > > So basically, when the above situation is at hand (the selection process > > of a footprint with the attribute editor), one could be bothered with a > > file chooser dialog to select the footprint file name (when and if a > > newlib footprint file) not for the sake of loading the footprint file, > > just for the sake of selecting a valid and existing *.fp filename (and > > maybe its path since newlib files can be stored anywhere in the file > > system nowadays, the file chooser dialog gives the path as a bonus if > > you bother to ask for it). > > > > Just another EUR 0.02 > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Bert Timmerman. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > geda-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > > > > > Actually, what I had in mind with the 'footprint preview in gschem', > was to extend the "Edit Atributes" dialog to the left/right or > bottom. > In that space can be placed a drop down list box and a canvas > (the name of that preview surface ??) for preview. > > When a footprint is selected from that list, the respective footprint > is > shown, and the footprint attribute value is filled automaticaly (if it > is emty, > because I do not want to delete what I wrote in the atribute box) > > Poping up yet another dialog can be annoying when is not needed. > > I do not have a solution for how to preview a footprint filled in the > attribute box that is not in that dropdown list. Maybe a button ? >
I have once tried to implement a description label in the gschem symbol chooser dialog, very obfuscated code to me and turned out that I dropped the ball on that one, but YMMV if you paid any attention in a CS class ;-) The gtk file chooser dialog comes with standard functionality for choosing a file, with or without a preview (at your option). Excerpt from the GtkFileChooser documentation: <quote> gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget () Sets an application-supplied widget to use to display a custom preview of the currently selected file. To implement a preview, after setting the preview widget, you connect to the ::update-preview signal, and call gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_filename() or gtk_file_chooser_get_preview_uri() on each change. If you can display a preview of the new file, update your widget and set the preview active using gtk_file_chooser_set_preview_widget_active(). Otherwise, set the preview inactive. When there is no application-supplied preview widget, or the application-supplied preview widget is not active, the file chooser may display an internally generated preview of the current file or it may display no preview at all. </quote> Why re-invent the wheel if there happens to be a pre-cooked widget waiting to be implemented ? Just three dozens of lines of code will do, if all goes well. The usual disclaimer for pitfalls applies here ;-) Just my EUR 0.02 Kind regards, Bert Timmerman. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
