I also think it's an improvement, something which I had in mind. As we have seen there are countless of details which could be changed, but it's difficult to say which are useful. For what it's worth, a bit earlier I used QtDesigner to create a mock-up widget. It has some ideas which could or could not be implemented, do with them what you want.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Mr2lNJuTl3Z0l0WEtyYkdmd28/view?usp=sharing 2018-02-23 22:38 GMT+02:00 Jeff Young <j...@rokeby.ie>: > Hi Jon, > > Just playing with the new render palette. It’s a big improvement. > > However, I noted that turning off Footprints turns off through-hole pads. > Since we have a separate option for that, it’s counter-intuitive to have > Footprints also control it. (And, when one wants to see the copper and > nothing else, you want pads without footprints.) > > Also, it’s easy to think Front Pads or Back Pads should show them. I > understand the distinction, but shouldn’t we name them Front SMD Pads and > Back SMD Pads to make it clearer? > > Cheers, > Jeff. > >
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