i thought this wasn't possible due to wxDC limitations On 7 February 2017 at 17:00, Chris Pavlina <pavlina.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm working on an eight-layer board and really can't wait for this to > hit pcbnew too. It's bloody impossible to tell layers apart with KiCad's > state-of-the-80s-art color system. > > On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 10:03:11PM -0500, Jon Evans wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I started working on the idea of a color theme system for KiCad, starting >> with the schematic editor. >> >> This change relies on a complete removal of EDA_COLOR_T from the code, and >> replacement with a color structure that can handle arbitrary colors. I >> think this is important and the right path for the future, but since it's a >> significant change, I wanted to get buy-in before going any farther down >> this road. I can understand the reasons for using an enum for >> color--especially since it lets the developers restrict the colors to those >> that will work well with the drawing technique of the legacy canvases. >> But, since the new canvases will have no problem supporting arbitrary >> colors, I think it makes sense to start setting up the groundwork for that. >> >> In my test code, I have replaced EDA_COLOR_T with wxColour, since that is >> used internally in a few places already, and it was pretty simple (although >> somewhat time-consuming) to replace all usages. wxColour has the nice >> property of serializing/deserializing from hex color codes like "#80FC62" >> so that's what I use for storing in the settings for now (eventually I >> think color settings should be in their own files so that they can be >> traded by users). Plus, there is a canned wxColourPicker widget that I can >> use in place of the custom color picker buttons that are used in the >> settings today. >> >> You can see some screenshots of the (work-in-progress) settings dialog >> changes, and an example of a custom color theme in the schematic editor, >> here: >> http://imgur.com/a/MxMmb >> >> So, any feedback from the core team? Any reason why I shouldn't move >> forward with preparing a patch to move from EDA_COLOR_T to wxColour across >> the board? >> >> Best, >> Jon > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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