I do not negate the location of the menu entry, which is very appropriate if we want to keep it. What I am discussing is usefulness of having a dedicated tool to duplicate a zone to another layer, while it can be easily done using the Duplicate tool and then changing properties of the duplicated zone.
Regards, Orson On 02/09/2017 06:39 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > Why is it an issue having a duplicate zone onto layer menu entry in the > zone context menu? Isn't that the point of context menus? I would > think duplicating a zone onto another layer is well within the context > of commands that can be performed on the current zone. If not in the > zone context menu, where else would it be reasonable to put this command > where it makes sense and is discoverable? > > On 2/9/2017 12:05 PM, Maciej Suminski wrote: >> What are your use cases? It is likely I am missing something, and I do >> not want to make decisions basing only on my preferences. >> >> I agree it is a common thing to have a GND zone on both sides of a >> board, so they could be created by drawing one zone and then duplicating >> it to the other side. The thing is, such operation is usually done once >> per design, but it always shows up in the menu. >> >> I think it used be much more useful when there was no Duplication tool. >> Now two operations (duplicate & edit properties) are replaced with >> 'duplicate zone onto layer', saving you maybe 2 clicks per design. I >> wonder if this kind operation deserves its own menu entry. >> >> Regards, >> Orson >> >> On 02/09/2017 05:10 PM, Marcos Chaparro wrote: >>> Just as sidenote, that is the zone feature I use the most :) >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> Marcos >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 8:51 AM, Maciej Suminski <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I committed the patch just to remove any potential 'this is not >>>> available in GAL' complaints, but IMHO this particular feature is >>>> needless and clutters the menu. >>>> >>>> The code itself is obviously fine, I am just considering the value of >>>> having a dedicated menu entry for such operation, but we can discuss it >>>> later. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Orson >>>> >>>> On 02/06/2017 05:08 PM, John Beard wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> This patch adds a missing tool to GAL: duplicate zone onto layer. >>>>> >>>>> It's accessed through the zones context menu and does the same as the >>>>> legacy mode version. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
