On 07.02.2017 23:57, Chris Pavlina wrote: > I suggested something related earlier. Here is what I would do: > > - Merge OpenGL and Cairo!!! The average user doesn't know what a Cairo > is, or what a GAL is. We're lucky if they know what an OpenGL is. > OpenGL and Cairo should just be "Pcbnew", with a fallback from GL to > Cairo if GL can't start and a "Disable hardware acceleration" option > in the preferences to do it manually. > > - Rename legacy/default to "Legacy Pcbnew", also make this an option in > the preferences.
Agreed! In the meanwhile, I have to do the infamous drag component with traces connected for the GAL... :/ Cheers, Tom > > Both of these new options should default false. > > On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 09:52:59AM +1100, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: >> Given the recent thread on making Legacy a build option and >> after a number of conversations with people familiar with the >> source code, it seems that a number of developers believe >> that the Legacy canvas code is really holding back a lot of >> improvements to the code structure. I would suggest that in >> the V5 release, each time pcbnew is started it should always >> default to GAL (or Cairo if someone is using a laptop from 2001). >> On top of that, each time a user decides to switch to the Legacy >> canvas I would throw up a nag screen to tell the user that the >> canvas they are selecting has been deprecated and will be >> removed in the next release and that the user should use the >> GAL canvas instead and report any missing or buggy tools >> via the bugtracker. >> >> I think ripping out Legacy soon after release would be a good >> thing and will allow (some of us) to concentrate on improved >> modularity (and maintainability) of the code. Encouraging >> people to use GAL in V5 (while also discouraging them from >> using Legacy) should hopefully get us the bug reports we need >> to implement and polish up the GAL tools. >> >> Any comments? >> >> - Cirilo >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
