Sure seems interesting, but I suspect people just have not had time to review or test this yet, including me.
2017-06-05 10:07 GMT+02:00 Kristoffer Ödmark <[email protected]>: > Hello! > > Is there any interest in this? > > - Kristoffer > > > On 2017-05-21 22:32, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote: >> >> Hello! >> >> I fixed the kicad clipboard code according to your comments, it is now >> linked to ctrl+c and ctrl+v, utilizing different code paths depending on >> what frame they are invoked at. >> >> I also fixed the crashes when trying to paste strange stuff. >> >> The code is available for testing at: >> >> https://code.launchpad.net/~kristoffer-odmark/kicad/+git/kicad/+ref/copypasta >> >> One thing is missing since I am unsure how to proceed, >> the context menu entries. >> >> Should I create a new clipboard_tool.cpp/h file and add context entries >> from there? >> >> Should I add the context entries in the files where they are now? >> ( selection menu for copying to clipboard, pcbnew_control for pasting, >> module editor tool for pasting in module editor ) >> >> Should I do it someway enterily different? >> >> Please advice >> >> - Kristoffer >> >> >> >> On 2017-05-08 15:41, Maciej Sumiński wrote: >>> >>> Hi Kristoffer, >>> >>> It is a neat feature. Your application is a good application, but I >>> think it would really shine in the footprint editor. Unfortunately, it >>> crashes when I tried to copy and paste a bunch of pads. Could you check >>> it? >>> >>> IMHO it would be better to keep standard Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V hot keys, as >>> this is what people are likely to press when they want to copy or paste >>> items. These two functions also deserve an entry in the right-click >>> context menu. Let's not add more hidden features in KiCad. >>> >>> Speaking of which, you can also have a look at >>> MODULE_EDITOR_TOOLS::{Copy,Paste}Items() >>> (pcbnew/tools/module_editor_tools.cpp). Yes, you guessed it - there was >>> already copy & paste for the module editor, but it was not properly >>> exposed, mea culpa. We need to pick one way, and remove the other. >>> >>> There are also some code formatting violations that also should be >>> handled before merging the patch. Tools like uncrustify or clang-format >>> will do most of the boring work for you. >>> >>> If we decide to choose your way, then you need to add GPL license header >>> for kicad_clipboard.{cpp,h} too. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Orson >>> >>> On 05/04/2017 10:40 AM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello all! >>>> >>>> Last night I was doing some design that used a PCB antenna. I had this >>>> antenna design made in zones, It was very frustrating to try to copy >>>> this between an old design and a new one since I had to use a texteditor >>>> ( very glad that I could though ). >>>> >>>> After this I figured that this should be able to be copy-pasted between >>>> pcbs. >>>> >>>> So I have now implemented a subclass of the PCB_IO, that can format an >>>> entire board or a selection to the clipboard in textformat, and then >>>> created a subclass to the PCB_PARSER that parses from the clipboard and >>>> reuses the "append board" functionality to add them back. It also does >>>> remove the "path" properties of modules. This allows me to copy-paste >>>> things between different PCBs in kicad. The shortcut keys are >>>> ctrl+shift+c and ctrl+shift+v so that people dont use this by mistake :) >>>> >>>> I think that this might be useful for reusing designs in some manner, >>>> and if this is in Kicad, my next step would be to start looking into >>>> some tool to link the pasted modules to symbols in the schematic. >>>> >>>> Give me some insight on what you think about this please :) >>>> >>>> video: https://youtu.be/4SuUzma0Ua4 >>>> >>>> (only tested in linux) >>>> >>>> - Kristoffer >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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
