Re: [Kicad-developers] [PATCH] get initial Python 3 support

Hi Nick! As a python plugin writer, I am starting to get bug reports from ubuntu 18.04 users, as with 5.1 supporting GTK3 they've finally managed to run python plugins.More than half a year ago, you've made a Kicad python3 windows installer with WXPYTHON disabled. At that time this enabled me

Re: [Kicad-developers] [PATCH] Option to not render 3D models for footprints

Or you have a multi project PCB stack and you are working on a middle board and would like to have an option to hide top/bottom board to get better view in 3D viewer. It would make the component placement faster as there would be no need for syncing between FreeCad and KiCad. Mitja Nemec

Re: [Kicad-developers] environment checking in plugins (Re: 5.1.0-rc1)

checking in plugins (Re: 5.1.0-rc1) Hello Mitja, Am 10.02.19 um 08:13 schrieb Mitja Nemec: > As a plugin developer I agree that KiCad is not responsible for third > party plugins, but as a developer I don't have any sane option to > detect the parameters of the system the plugin i

Re: [Kicad-developers] 5.1.0-rc1

As a plugin developer I agree that KiCad is not responsible for third party plugins, but as a developer I don't have any sane option to detect the parameters of the system the plugin is running on. If build flags (especially KICAD_SCRIPTING_WX_PYTHON) would be accessible to python, I (or any

Re: [Kicad-developers] Plugin in C++

Hi, If you are going to implement replicate layout functonality I'd recommend going along the suggestions made in https://forum.kicad.info/t/replicate-layout-action-plugin/8539/13?u=mitjan As for help implementing it in C++ take a look at

Re: [Kicad-developers] wxPython-gtk3 woes

Miles Mccoo might have some new info regarding Phoenix (https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg31889.html) On Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 13:55, Nick Østergaard wrote: FYI, it has been a problem on fedora for years. So it was not an issue on arch first. I guess

Re: [Kicad-developers] wxPython-gtk3 woes

I'd hate to loose this feature primarily as an user of action plugins and as an author of them. On Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 13:36, Maciej Sumiński wrote: It seems the easy solution to me too. I just wonder how many people rely on the Python shell or GUIs done

Re: [Kicad-developers] [RFC] Able to install KiCad stable and "daily build" in same computer

There might be a conflict in the settings (V4 might not be able to parse V5 settings)I've filed a bug addressing this (feature request): https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1749659 Also using V5 libs can be problematic in V4. One great thing is that at least in the latest V4 (4.0.7) there is