It took long than I anticipated (doesn't always?) but I just committed the code to allow saving board files to the new s-expression based file format. I would like as many folks as possible to save their favorite board file using File->Save As to the new format and take a look at the result. My goal is to get the final file format nailed down as quickly as possible. There are few caveats:
* I still have to convert angles to degrees from the current tenths of degrees so please ignore the fact that 270° is saved as 2700°. This fix is coming soon. * The lead developers have decided to drop support for the old segment filled zones (SEGZONES) which have not been used in quite some time. I will be adding a dialog warning the user that they will need to refill their zones using the current polygon filling. I doubt this will effect very many users but I could be wrong. * I rearranged the object ordering slightly compared to the current file format. I moved the graphic items (items with no net connection) before the modules. This way all of the net connectable objects (modules, traces, zones, etc.) will be grouped together. Please take some time to look over the new format. If you find a token (key word) that is not clear, let me know so we can choose names that are as human readable as possible. Please keep in mind that the file size is going to increase dramatically over the current format so try to keep names as brief as possible while still maintaining readability. Also, if you find any indentation or other formatting errors, let me know so I can fix it. I will be working on reading the new file format over the next few days (weeks?) so I would like to wrap up the file format definition in a reasonable amount of time. Thanks in advance for you help. Wayne _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
