I agree that needing to switch canvases is bad. Unfortunately I really do not think your idea is feasible.
On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 08:49:25PM +0100, Clemens Koller wrote: > Sorry for trolling a bit, but... > > On 2017-01-14 15:35, Chris Pavlina wrote: > > This looks bad: > > > > https://misc.c4757p.com/ugly.png > > > > Really bad. > > ...the need to switch canvases is the really bad thing - IMO. > > Some non-programmers might not even know what OpenGL or Cairo is. And why do > they need to switch to ... what? There is no clear overview which functions > are available in which graphical backend included. > > Is it possible - before we can eliminate the different backends - to switch > the canvases automatically depending on the function we want to execute? It's > like using macros with KiCAD - i.e. just send out a F11 keypress when you > start P&S routing. Can we just "fake" the three options away until we get the > legacy stuff cleaned up? Who really wants and needs to deal with canvases > while designing a PCB? > > Regards, > > Clemens > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
