FYI, I found a remapping issue on windows only which I broke when attempting to resolve the symlink issue on posix systems. I should have a fix soon. Sorry about the issues.
Cheers, Wayne On 1/3/2018 4:50 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote: > Please attempt to not derail a thread. This thread is about making the > default canvas default or not about remapping. > > About remapping it is much more helpful if you create a bug report and > include a project to test against. > > Den 3. jan. 2018 10.23 AM skrev "André S." <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>: > > Hi, > > ok, I downloaded and installed the latest nightly. > What a nightmare. :D > I tried to open my schematic. It told me that it will be transferred > to the new format and also showed a rescue dialog. > It tries to map the symbols to the symbol library table. Afterwards > it could not find the symbols in the (new) symbol lib table and > therefore all symbols were broken. (This may be due to the fact that > the nightly comes without libraries? I installed the nightly in a > fresh directory, not the directory of 4.0.7.) > I hope there will be a test for the release version before roll-out > (Release Candidate) so that such issues are addressed? > > The PCB editor still shows a white screen when switching to Cairo, > but definitely for a shorter time(1..2 seconds). > Each canvas renders the texts differently. > 'G' works now in OpenGL/Cairo, but differently than in Legacy (moves > connection point of segments vs. whole segment). 'G' in OpenGL acts > like 'M' in Legacy. > 'D' works in Legacy, but does not stop at 90° like in OpenGL when > dragging a 45° bend segment. When moving further than 90° distance > it draws crossing lines and expands the segment. > > Component Values are not displayed regardless of canvas, even Legacy > does not show them any more. > Bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1741015 > <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1741015> > > *Observations*: Some icons have changed, most I like but not all. > Symbol Editor Icon is way to busy, too much color where not needed. > Same for Library Editor icon. Removing the background color/pattern > would help a lot. > I found the old Annotation icon more logical, it told in one picture > what it does. The new one may be an editor icon for all it shows. > > Regards, > André > > PS: I appreciate all the improvements, even if my comments may sound > too negatively. ;) > e.g. the new options for graphical lines in the schematics. Useful > addition there would be to have an option to set the default for > this (type and color). :) > > Am 2018-01-02 <tel:20%2018%2001%2002> um 18:28 schrieb José Ignacio: >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 11:18 AM, André S. >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I want to add from a users view: >> In the current KiCad 4.0.7 (Windows 64 bit) you can't drag >> traces in OpenGL/Cairo, only in legacy. (With this I mean: >> move a segment of a trace and it stays attached to the other >> segments of the trace (Hotkey: 'G')). >> Hotkey 'M' moves segments in OpenGL but moves 'connections' in >> Legacy (segments stay connected). >> More often than not I need the behaviour of Legacy and not >> that of the OpenGL canvas. >> >> In GAL the key to move connections is D, which allows you to drag >> traces using the push and shove algorithm. Why is it this not G? I >> have no idea. >> >> >> Values are not displayed in OpenGL/Cairo, only in Legacy. >> >> >> That is odd, is there a bug report for that? >> >> >> And "transparency" is better in Legacy. With only 2 layers you >> can see the traces on the bottom layer better than in >> OpenGL/Cairo. >> >> >> This was broken recently when the RGBA setting was added. It used >> to be that all layers would have 80% transparency by default. this >> probably should be fixed again, I personally prefer to set the >> transparency even lower for inner layers too. This is all user >> settable in the nightlies. >> >> >> >> Just for this few reasons I still use Legacy more often than >> OpenGL when modifying an existing PCB design. >> >> From my view OpenGL is nice because you can manipulate single >> items (segments of traces) better/more comfortably than in >> Legacy. And initial layout work feels smoother. >> >> Just my 2 cents. :) >> >> Happy new year, >> André >> >> PS: as a side note: When I switch from "Standard/Legacy" or >> OpenGL to Cairo the PCB view goes white and only after a few >> seconds displays the PCB. In the other direction there is no >> delay. >> >> >> Performance was greatly improved in GAL in the latest nightlies, >> did you try them or just the GAL as seen in 4.0.7? >> >> >> >> >> Am 2017-12-31 <tel:20%2017%2012%2031> um 22:28 schrieb Jon Evans: >>> For your consideration, a patch is attached that implements >>> the above. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Jon Evans <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> I think that getting automatic OpenGL detection and >>> recovery working for 5.0 might be ambitious. >>> Maybe Chris can detail what the next steps are for his >>> approach there, but in case we want to push that to a >>> later release, here's what I propose: >>> >>> 1) Rename the View menu options based on my proposal >>> "Legacy", "Modern (Accelerated)", "Modern (Fallback)" >>> 2) Change PCB_BASE_FRAME::SwitchCanvas to save the canvas >>> config value after calling UseGalCanvas() rather than before. >>> 3) Show a first-run dialog like the mockup in my earlier >>> email, IF canvas is not OpenGL and the dialog has not >>> been shown before >>> 44) If user clicks "yes" in the first run dialog, then: >>> (a) set the config value to prevent the dialog from >>> showing again, >>> (b) Set the canvas config setting to Cairo (but don't >>> switch the GAL to Cairo), then >>> (c) switch to OpenGL canvas using SwitchCanvas() >>> >>> That way, if the app crashes in step 4c, it should come >>> back up as Cairo on the next launch (assuming we crash >>> right away when trying to set up the canvas) >>> >>> Any concerns with the above? >>> >>> -Jon >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Young >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> No menu items. Just a checkbox for Enable Hardware >>> Acceleration in Preferences. >>> >>>> On 31 Dec 2017, at 18:36, Andy Peters >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> - In the case of graphics glitches, inform the >>>>> users in the FAQ/Manual >>>>> that they can fall back to software renderer in the >>>>> View menu. >>>>> - Don't use the term 'canvas' or 'view'. Just >>>>> 'Enable HW acceleration’. >>>> >>>> I like that. 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