On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 08:29:18PM -0500, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> Now, for clarification: along side the fp-lib-table which is global, have a
> template or
> default project table also in the home directory or ~/.kicad/. This project
> table only
> gets loaded when pcbnew is loaded with no project, basically only from the
> command line.
>
> $ pcbnew
>
> (This is how I run the software. I never use the project manager.) When the
> program is
Same here
> invoked this way, that project table from home gets loaded, and you can edit
> and save it,
> and put environment variables in the lib_paths.
Even simpler: why not simply graying out the project table when there is
no current project ??? (assuming that loaded boards implies a current
project)
> Since it has environment variables in it, e.g. ${PROJ_LIB_DIR} I could
> actually use the
> same ROW for all projects.
>
> (name project)(uri ${PROJ_LIB_DIR}/project.pretty)(type Kicad))
>
> I have a project.pretty, I am free to put that where I want by setting
> env-var PROJ_LIB_DIR.
What about 'system' preset variables containing, like, project name,
project path an so on (your PROJ_LIB_DIR would came from *inside*
kicad)? That would make happy even those users which like to keep
libraries near the project.
--
Lorenzo Marcantonio
Logos Srl
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