On 7/14/2016 3:10 PM, jp charras wrote: > Le 14/07/2016 à 20:49, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit : >> On 7/14/2016 12:53 PM, Nick Østergaard wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> What was the incentive for this change? >> >> Usability. We have repeatedly been beat over the head about our library >> object selection UI design. The goal is to design a filtered library >> tree view that can be used in CvPcb, footprint editor, component editor, >> footprint selection dialog, and component selection dialog. This would >> present a consistent library object selection paradigm to the user >> rather than the multitude of designs we currently have. It uses Henner >> and Chris's filtering code along with a base tree control that could >> include other filtering options. Ideally it would be extended to >> include drag and drop for library management. We are currently >> exploring proof of concept right now but we are by no means bound to a >> tree control although it seems like the best fit given the library data >> model. >> >>> Why is there listed a number in front of the parts in the tree? >>> Would it be possible to make the panes not fixed width? >> >> I don't know why I didn't think of it before but a preview pane below >> the tree control would be useful. Opening up yet another window to view >> the footprint is annoying. >> > > Why do not use the left side area freed by the library list to show both the > footprint preview panel > and the 3D view panel?
I suggested using the left pane for the tree view (and possibly the view panel) as well. I think it's something users are more used to. > > Altium does that, and this is not so bad. > > No need to have a large area to display the shapes. > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
