Making the latest version of KiCad behave as older versions of KiCad is like teaching a horse to eat with a fork.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 10:28 PM cedric.dew...@telfort.nl < cedric.dew...@telfort.nl> wrote: > > >----Origineel Bericht---- > >Van : s...@hillbrand.org > >Datum : 27/02/2019 18:00 > >Aan : simon.rich...@hogyros.de > >Cc : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > >Onderwerp : Re: [Kicad-developers] Processing older versions (topic split > from v6 Upgrade) > > > >Am 2019-02-27 11:52, schrieb Seth Hillbrand: > >> Am 2019-02-26 12:11, schrieb Simon Richter: > >>> Hi Cedric, > >>> > >>> On 26.02.19 06:55, cedric.dew...@telfort.nl wrote: > >>> > >>>> I'm opposed to any program that modifies a file when I open > >>>> it. > >>>> In my opinion the file should only change when I press the > >>>> "save" button. > >>> > >>> Of course, we'd have to ask first. The advantage would be that you can > >>> stop before you do any changes to the board, so if you meant to be > >>> using > >>> an older version, you don't have to re-do your changes, and you get a > >>> defined time where only the upgrade has taken place, but no other > >>> changes, so you can do another version control check-in there. > >> > >> > >> Hi Simon- > >> > >> I like how Solidworks handles this situation. You can open an older > >> version but it has a flag so that as soon as you try to edit the file, > >> you get the attached dialog (with the appropriate "Don't show again" > >> checkbox). > >> > >> Would something similar address your concerns? > >> > >> -Seth > > > >As an aside, this also changes the save icon and tooltip for the save > >button to warn the user as well. As soon as you save it in the new > >version, this reverts to normal. > > > >-S_______________________________________________ > >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 > > Hi All, > > How does an earlier version of Kicad handles a file that has been created > by a newer version of Kicad? > Altium opens files that have been created by a newer version, and warns > the user. I use an older version of Altium than my co worker and so far we > did not have issues yet. I can copy and paste from his designs to my > designs without problems. > > As far as I can see Pcbnew does not offer to save the file as an older > version. > > My main motivation to let the user continue to use older version of the > file format in newer versions of Kicad is to prevent the forced upgrade > path that all the commercial vendors use. This boils down to the question: > Do we want to force the entire team to upgrade to a the same version of > Kicad if they collectively work on the same files? > > Cheers, > Cedric > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Remember The Past, Live The Present, Change The Future Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future [JFK] kandre...@gmail.com Live Long and Prosper, Andrey
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