Is there a place where we can find the list of features that are Legacy only? That should help to focus on porting those features to GAL / Cairo.
Just my $0.02, Jean-Paul N1JPL / ex AC9GH > On Dec 17, 2015, at 2:39 PM, Timofonic <timofo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Are there plans to make an official deadline to make KiCad GAL-only deadline > and remove the legacy code? > > View to encourage the implementation of missing features in GAL vs Legacy > Canvas? > > Can ir be made usable in low end platforms without crippling functionalities > and make good use of the advantages of higher end systems? I imagine using > KiCad on a very low power ARM/MIPS device, or even a phone/tablet if the UI > could be adapted to make it usable. > > What about systems lacking 3D acceleration? Are those going to be not > supported after total GAL tension? Are there some planning to make an > alternative renderer with low CPU platforms and usable on slow hardware from > embedded platforms to old desktops? > > On December 16, 2015 4:45:42 PM CET, "Nick Østergaard" <oe.n...@gmail.com> > wrote: > I was thinking it could just be a small description in on of the blog > posts, alternatively an addition to one of the existing ones or just a > completely new one. GAL versus default. > > 2015-12-16 16:40 GMT+01:00 Mark Roszko <mark.ros...@gmail.com>: > That's something that should be in the documentation not website. We > shouldn't be keeping documentation in two places. > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Nick Østergaard <oe.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think this is good, partly because I think calling it legacy canvas > is more accurate (hence that is what I have called it always) and it > is a stronger indicator that it is deprecated. On a side note to this, > I think > we might need to actually describe a bit better what the > > difference is on the kicad website, but I am really bad at doing such > things so I have not done it. I guess a lot of newcomers could easily > become confused. > > 2015-12-16 15:45 GMT+01:00 Simon Wells <swel...@gmail.com>: > Due to the "Default Canvas" being called the "Legacy Canvas" is it not time > to change it in kicad. The current naming of Default canvas also is a bit > confusing as you would normally see the "Default" one listed as its name as > well. > > The patch i have attached changes all references to Default canvas that i > could find, and also changes the enums to CANVAS_LEGACY from CANVAS_DEFAULT > > > 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 > > > > -- > Mark > > > 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 > > -- > Enviado desde mi dispositivo Android con K-9 Mail. Por favor disculpa mi > brevedad. > _______________________________________________ > 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
