On 12 April 2011 16:01, jp.charras <[email protected]> wrote: > I made some tests to use wxMSW 2.8.12 and wxWidgets 2.9.1 (and patched these > version on my computer) > I updated wxWidgets_patch_notes.txt, removed previous changes about zoom > limitation, and fixed a minor zoom issue in libedit. > > For wxMSW, version 2.8.x > Some draw scale factor > 1 create serious artifacts. This is not a recent > issue. > See http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/9554 (and 11669). > This is fixed in version 2.9.x > > Here is a workaround, that is not a full fix, but remaining artifacts are > acceptable > See also http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/9554 about this workaround. > edit file edit file <wxWidgets>/src/msw/dc.cpp > >> search for line > static const int VIEWPORT_EXTENT = 1000; > >> and replace by > static const int VIEWPORT_EXTENT = 10000; > > > wxWidgets 2.9.1 (all platforms) > Has a problem when using the built-in string to double conversion: > In countries using a comm instead of a point as floating number separator > after calling this conversion function, the comma is changed in point. > (Happens after reading a parameter stored in a wxConfig structure, if this > parameter is a double) > Workaround: > Use a version > 2.9.1 > > Currently the 2.9.2 is not yet finalized, but the 2.9.1 version can be used. > This issue can be fixed by replacing the file > <wxWidgets-2.9.1>/src/common/xlocale.cpp > by the corresponding file from the 2.9.2 version (from wxWidgets svn server) > > Note also this issue is annoying for all applications, not only Kicad. > > Hope this is useful for other developers and maintainers. >
This is very useful Jean-Pierre, thanks for summarising the issues. Best Regards, Brian. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
