This is possible solution as well. My concern with this is that users will ignore the message as users tend to do and start bitching about the performance.
On 12/31/2017 08:49 AM, Simon Wells wrote: > What about having the default set to cairo, and when the first/once run > dialog runs it talks about openGL (this goes against you already set to > GAL) but it allows a default that even if it crashes won’t require > manually editing a configuration to make it workable > > Simon > >> On 1/01/2018, at 2:48 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I spite of my disdain for nagware, I'll tolerate this under the >> following conditions: >> >> The current canvas is not already on one of the gal canvases. If the >> user is already using a gal canvas, a dialog to inform the user about >> the gal canvas is silly. >> >> It's a one shot dialog that never appears again. >> >> If the gal canvas crashes, the user isn't going to have to manually edit >> a configuration file to restore the legacy canvas. This requirement may >> prevent us from setting the opengl canvas as the default so the solution >> may not be as easy as it seems. >> >> On 12/31/2017 07:34 AM, Jeff Young wrote: >>> +1 to the startup dialog idea. >>> >>> I think we also need to set reasonable transparencies in the layers >>> so that it looks more like the default legacy canvas. >> >> I don' think this is necessary given that the gal canvas layer colors >> and transparencies are completely user configurable but I'm not opposed >> to a default layer color/transparency configuration that looks more like >> the legacy canvas. >> >>> >>>> On 31 Dec 2017, at 10:09, Clemens Koller <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 2017-12-31 03:53, Jon Evans wrote: >>>>> I know this would be work for someone to do and maybe I'd offer to >>>>> do it if the project leaders approve... >>>>> What about a one-time pop-up when first installing a release 5.0 >>>>> that appears if the config says the user was using legacy canvas, >>>>> telling them about how to switch and that they should check it out? >>>>> >>>>> -Jon >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> An initial start-up dialog to setup the "users default" after a >>>> first install or after a "reset Kicad to defaults, as I messed >>>> something up I don't remember" seems very helpful to me. If OpenGL >>>> might still crash in rare cases, warn the user in advance and >>>> explain, how he can safely step back from using OpenGL in case it >>>> doesn't work and how to file a bug report... >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Clemens >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[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
