I think this feature would be useful but we should proceed with caution if we are going to include persistence. I'm guessing making groups persistent will require a change to the pcb file format. We should think this through thoroughly before moving forward. Is it possible that this grouping could be used for an a****m like room feature? If so, than we need to plan this out accordingly rather than just commit a new feature for the sake of convenience.
On 1/12/2017 6:55 AM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote: > I like it. Give me a few days to review it and I hope it will get > merged. You'll also have to make the groups persistent (save to file). > Recursive grouping (group of groups) would be also an advantage. > > > Cheers, > Tom > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Kristoffer Ödmark <kristofferodmar...@gmail.com> > Date: 12/01/2017 12:41 (GMT+01:00) > To: kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] Group selection idea > > Hey again, What would be the chances of seing this getting into the > master branches on launchpad, what would I have to add/change to get it > there? > > - Kristoffer > > On 2017-01-11 21:59, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote: >> Attaching Patch! >> >> ( Thanks Chris! ) >> >> On 2017-01-11 20:51, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote: >>> Hello! >>> >>> I hacked together a group selection concept looking like this: >>> https://youtu.be/eJp-aJ8i0H4 >>> >>> It can assign BOARD_ITEM to a specific group for easier selection and >>> group manipulation. I am open to suggestions on changes, this is surely >>> not an optimal implementation. >>> >>> Useful when you may want to keep the relative position of something on >>> the board like maybe a RF layout etc. >>> >>> It cannot currently save the group assignments between sessions, since >>> that would require some changes to the file format. That would need some >>> agreement that this is indeed wanted. >>> >>> it also doesnt work on zones right now. >>> >>> ps: I do not now the best way to attach a patch file. >>> I added my feature >>> commit >>> git pull >>> fix conflict >>> commit >>> >>> Anyone have any steps on how to get one patch file for this, now I got >>> one patch file, and a merge. >>> >>> - Kristoffer > > _______________________________________________ > 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
