On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 04:58:01PM +0200, Markus Hitter wrote: > > - Up to 500 MB available hard disk space; > > Likely not sufficient. All these libraries take a lot of space. Recently > my package manager reported 1.4 GB required space for the packages. Half > the 3D models I currently have add 1.1 GB on top. > > 2 GB without 3D and 5 GB with 3D is probably closer to the truth.
Ok 5Gb then, thanks! > > > - 1280x1024 resolution (higher resolution recommended), with at least 16K > > colors. > > I just tried with a small window on a larger screen, sizes around > 1024x768 work ok. It's not ample, of course, but perfectly usable. Mmmm with my HD 1336x768 in Pcbnew I have some buttons hided, so I will remain on 1280x1024. Than does _not_ mean that you cannot use it with 1024x768 screens, I just mean that we do not recommend it. You are warned, just to avoid users complains. > Even 800x600 basically works, but about half the toolbar buttons > disappear then. One can use the regular menus, of course, > still not good for a "recommended" setup. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Precisely. > > - Graphic card with at least OpenGL 2.0, with hardware shaders. Check > > the opengl specs of the card: > > > > - Intel: Intel cards are reported working from model HD2000 and higher. > > No pre-HD models. > > A pre-HD model works just fine. With the default/Cairo canvas and with > software emulated OpenGL canvas. The latter is simple, just run with > LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1. Good hint: I think this could be added in the FAQ for the adventurous user... > BTW., the OpenGL canvas asks for v2.1, not v2.0. Thanks! I will update. > Minimum system requirements? Uhm, how about simply stating "A computer > running one of the supported OS's, see the download section". See the Adam reply... Thanks you all! I already committed a pull request... -- Marco Ciampa I know a joke about UDP, but you might not get it. +------------------------+ | GNU/Linux User #78271 | | FSFE fellow #364 | +------------------------+ _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
