On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Maciej Sumiński <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Carl, > > The dialog would be common for both ways. If the user chooses local > files option, then a file browser appears and then as the last step - > the summary dialog. > > Regards, > Orson > That's not what I want to say. I think the table presented in your dialog and the table in this dialog <https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/pngxHBG1VmMoN.png> should have the same layout. That means maybe simplifying the latter and/or adding more information in the former. > > On 03/09/2015 06:50 PM, Carl Poirier wrote: > > Hi Orson, > > > > It looks great, but I have one comment. I think there should be one > > template for both the table in "Review and confirm the changes to the > > libraries" and the fp-lib-table presented in the parent dialog. > > > > My 2¢. > > > > Carl > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Maciej Sumiński <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > >> As we are inevitably approaching the feature freeze, I would > >> like to know your opinion about one last change to the footprint library > >> wizard. > >> > >> We would like to make the library management as simple as possible. > >> Therefore Tom has prepared an alternative set of dialog windows for the > >> footprint wizard (attached to the message). > >> > >> There is no dialog to specify whether the libraries should be added with > >> absolute/relative/based on environmental variable path. Instead it > >> depends on the choice in the last dialog: global libraries use absolute > >> paths, and "current project" option selects relative paths. There is no > >> choice for environmental variables - the wizard is designed for > >> beginners, and power users know how to take advantage of them. > >> > >> The plan foresees to change the file browser extension filter to handle > >> all accepted file extensions simultaneously, so the user does not have > >> to select appropriate plugin first. This way the plugin would be matched > >> basing on the file extension (possibly verified by the file header > >> contents). > >> > >> I am not going to give any hints on how to use the wizard. If the > >> dialogs are not self-explanatory, then they are not good enough and have > >> to be improved. > >> > >> I would like to know whether you consider the proposed changes > >> advantageous and if we would like to have them in the upcoming stable > >> release. > >> > >> Regardless of the answers, the current plan for the GAL canvases is to: > >> - Add "select copper/connection net" > >> - Add icons & missing entries to the context menu > >> - Make the context menu translatable using the standard tools > >> - Develop or adapt the hotkey editor for GAL (consistent with the legacy > >> settings) > >> - Clear the bug tracker > >> > >> Regards, > >> Orso > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> Post to : [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > >> > > > > >
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