On 18/05/18 18:42, jp charras wrote: > Le 18/05/2018 à 17:51, Tomasz Wlostowski a écrit : >> On 18/05/18 17:38, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >>> As we approach the v5 stable release, I want to discuss a something we >>> should seriously consider before we open the flood gates for new feature >>> merges after the v5 branch. We are currently in an awkward position >>> with regards to gtk3 builds on Linux. Given that most distros are now >>> building wx against gtk3, we really should work towards fixing this at >>> the beginning of v6 and back porting it as soon as possible so that we >>> can better support the current Linux distros. Fortunately, most distros >>> have thankfully provided a gtk2 build version of wx in order to build >>> kicad. However, they have not done the same thing for wxpython so for >>> most new distro releases, we have to build kicad without wxpython >>> support. I propose we spend some time immediately after the v5 release >>> and fix the gtk3 issues before we start making major changes to the code >>> base so that it is not difficult to back port. Anyone else have any >>> thoughts on this? >>> >> >> Wayne, >> >> I would put most of the effort on developing the GAL version of >> eeschema. It's not our fault that Linux distros change the APIs of >> essential system libraries every 2 years. As a short term solution, I >> would propose distributing a distro-agnostic binary Kicad package that >> includes all dependencies, including wx and gtk2 libraries. In the >> longer run, GALified schematic editor is IMHO the way to go. > > Hi Tom, > > When we are talking about GAL, we are actually talking about 2 different > things: > 1 - the GAL itself, that is the graphic part of "GAL" > 2 - the new event management, that has nothing to do with the graphic layer > itself. > > Using the new event management could be a much more amount of work than > writing the graphic layer > code only. > > So my question is: > It is possible to use the GAL itself (restricted to the graphic layer), and > keep the current > wxWidget management events in eeschema and page layout editor (although the > graphics in pl_editor > are so basic we can redraw the full screen without any optimization each time > a object is moving).
Hi JP, Yes, it should be possible with some modifications to the current event handling code (mostly removing XOR draw calls). I have partly written a GAL canvas renderer for eeschema some time ago, let me dig it up and post it on Github. Tom > >> >> Best, >> Tom >> >> >> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Wayne > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
