As Miklos Marton wrote: > > If the file starts with "(gerbv-file-version", it's a project file; > > otherwise treat it as a layer file.
> I have started to implement it. Do you want to check the file contents > or the extension check (*.gvp) could be sufficient? Since there are no standardized filename suffices for Gerber and Excellon files, I'd try to recognize *all* files by content rather than by suffix. Oh, if you are touching it: being able to handle Zip files would be great. :) Zip files are the common method to transfer an entire manufacturing batch. > > What if the same layer file had been opened multiple times (e.g. as > > part of a panel)? Reload all of them? > I think when opening an already opened layer file a dialog should be > shown with the following options: > - Reload the affected layer(s) > - Open as a new layer > - Skip Sounds good to me. -- cheers, Joerg .-.-. --... ...-- -.. . DL8DTL http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Gerbv-devel mailing list Gerbv-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gerbv-devel
