Re: [Kicad-developers] rc2

Hello Wayne, Am 03.04.2018 um 00:42 schrieb Wayne Stambaugh: ... > Please note, rc2 is going to be the UI string freeze so no UI string > changes other than spelling errors after rc2. If you have any UI > string changes, now is the time. please also consider to give the l10n contributes a few

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

On 04/04/18 18:52, Jean-Samuel Reynaud wrote: So my questions are: - Is it usefull ? Having both versions be able to be installed side by side is immensely valuable for an end user, and the development of kicad, in my opinion. The users can "USE" the stable version for their work.  They can

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

You can just set a different XDG_CONFIG_HOME. I think this should be left for the user to define. Usually I have seen no significant problems running with the same config dir. This may of course not aleays be true. Alternatively the nightly package can provide a wrapper script that sets this to

Re: [Kicad-developers] Resistor 2512 footprint [Kicad 4.07]

Rene Pöschl writes: > There are completely new footprints for such devices. (In the v5 lib) > > I think the resistor lib should even be compatible with kicad 4 (it has > no part with complex pads in it). At least the footprint in question is > compatible. > > They are now script generated [1].

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

[Kicad-developers] [PATCH] Adjust Menubar of 3D Viewer to common style

Hi, some time ago there were adjustments to have a common design of the menubar in all applications. This initial patch does some basic adjustions of the 3D-Viewer in this direction, but things like displaying Hotkeys was not added. One question regarding improvements based on that patch would

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

I can confirm that many users would appreciate the possibility to run several precompiled versions. It has come up in the user forums. Using a virtual machine for that purpose has been suggested as a solution, but it's not very convenient. One possible problem is the configuration compatibility.

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

> > If you think the package is ready to be tested by a wider group, how > about announcing it on the kicad.info forum [1]? If you do not have an > account there, I can post a notice there for you. Thanks. I think I will post a message in few days if I collect more comments. As Nick say, I think

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

> > No, but I may personally prefer the term nightly over daily to be > consistent with the terminology we have been using for quite some time. >   Ok, I will change that before communicating... > > - If you test it, are you able to find some limitations/bugs ? > > > I am not sure how you

Re: [Kicad-developers] New Footprint libs and wizard issues

Ah, I was using it wrong. I was looking for someway to start a new lib, not realising I need to start a new footprint and then start a new lib from that. Thanks and sorry for that. Although, would be nice to be able to start a new footprint in a new lib directly when opening the footprint

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

2018-04-04 12:52 GMT+02:00 Jean-Samuel Reynaud : > Dear All, > > > Since I provide PPA (daily build for Ubuntu) for KiCad, I receive some > requests about installing daily build packages in parallel with stable > version. > With next version (V5) I think it can be useful...

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

Hi Jean-Samuel, I suppose most people on the dev mailing list compile KiCad themselves, but I am pretty sure the users would appreciate the possibility of having two KiCad versions installed. If you think the package is ready to be tested by a wider group, how about announcing it on the

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

Dear All, Since I provide PPA (daily build for Ubuntu) for KiCad, I receive some requests about installing daily build packages in parallel with stable version. With next version (V5) I think it can be useful... FreeCad provide this kind of feature and you are able to run both version in

Re: [Kicad-developers] Resistor 2512 footprint [Kicad 4.07]

There are completely new footprints for such devices. (In the v5 lib) I think the resistor lib should even be compatible with kicad 4 (it has no part with complex pads in it). At least the footprint in question is compatible. They are now script generated [1]. The dimensions for the pads are

Re: [Kicad-developers] rc2

On 03/04/18 19:59, Kevin Cozens wrote: I am seeing a problem with CvPcb where it fails to show me any DIP package options when I select a 7400 IC on a board. I need to file a report about the problem. What version of the lib have you installed? Are the footprint and symbol libs from the same

Re: [Kicad-developers] New Footprint libs and wizard issues

Le 04/04/2018 à 10:01, kristoffer Ödmark a écrit : > Hello! > > So it was a while since I made some noise, so its time again. > > Is there a way to create new footprint libs from KiCad? I cannot find it, > right now I create them by mkdir name.pretty, thento be able to add them > with the

[Kicad-developers] New Footprint libs and wizard issues

Hello! So it was a while since I made some noise, so its time again. Is there a way to create new footprint libs from KiCad? I cannot find it, right now I create them by mkdir name.pretty, thento be able to add them with the wizard, I have to create a temp.kicad_mod file in that folder. Should