On 18/07/18 13:06, Jeff Young wrote: > Hi Tom, et al, > > I assume we just need to drop wxDC for the canvas, but that UI constructs > (such as colour swatches, etc.) would continue to use wxDC?
To clarify: SCH/PCB preview widgets will also use GAL. Tom > > Thanks, > Jeff. > > >> On 17 Jul 2018, at 15:44, Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostow...@cern.ch> >> wrote: >> >> On 16/07/18 17:54, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >>> I was really hoping just to fix the wxDC issues with GTK3 rather than >>> implement GAL unless Tom implemented a wxDC GAL and that is all we >>> expose for 5.1. The primary goal here is to fix the GTK3 rendering >>> issues so we can enable wxPython support again. We need to limit our >>> risk exposure for 5.1. >>> >> Hi Wayne, >> >> The sooner we drop wxDC, the better for Kicad. I wouldn't do it because >> of the GTK3/Python issues (since it's a neverending Linux problem of >> changing APIs and libraries), but for performance reasons - on OSX for >> instance, eeschema is sometimes barely usable because of slow drawing. >> >> I hope I'll be able to devote some time to cleaning up the eeschema-gal >> code in the coming weeks. So far, the main canvas and the library editor >> are implemented, with the symbol preview widgets & library browser >> remaining. >> >> >>> I'm assuming the printing is a v6 goal. >> >> Orson made quite a lot of progress with Cairo printing. IIRC it can make >> it to the 5.1. >> >> Cheers, >> Tom >> >>> >>> On 7/16/2018 11:15 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote: >>>> Tom has already prepared a proof-of-concept eeschema with GAL rendering, >>>> which still uses the legacy tools. I have some promising results >>>> switching the printing system to Cairo GAL. Obviously we will face some >>>> unexpected obstacles, but I have high hopes. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Orson >>>> >>>> On 07/16/2018 03:40 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >>>>> Yes, assuming we can get that to work without dragging in Phoenix. >>>>> >>>>> On 7/16/2018 9:27 AM, Jeff Young wrote: >>>>>> 5.1 is also for the GTK3 fixes, right? >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 16 Jul 2018, at 14:23, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 7/16/2018 9:19 AM, Simon Richter wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 15.07.2018 13:39, Jeff Young wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I renamed my 6.0 branch to 5.1, since most of what it contains goes >>>>>>>>> there. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What is the difference between 5.1 and 6.0? What goes into which >>>>>>>> branch? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Simon >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 5.1 is only for the UI refactoring Jeff is working on along with any bug >>>>>>> fixes that get merged into the 5.0 branch. Any new features such as the >>>>>>> new schematic file formats or GALification of eeschema are v6 only. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ 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