Mail Archives: geda-user/2015/09/11/13:55:38
Markus Hitter (mah AT jump-ing DOT de) [via geda-
user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> - Would following this concept lead onto a wrong track, making more
> sane, future proof improvements more difficult?
>
Judging from the description on launchpad I'd say, the user interface
could be more intuitive. The comment makes it sound like the decision
whether or not a via turns out as blind is done on via placement. Hide a
copper layer and you end up with these layers left out from the stack.
IMHO, this would be error prone. I can see myself happily placing blind
vias without realizing. Also, what is supposed to happen, if only top and
bottom are visible on a four layer board.
Instead of such an implicit UI I'd rather see a way to explicitly define
via types and be able to choose them directly from the UI. While at it,
the currently strong connection between via parameters and route style
could be modified. Define a named via stack in a separate UI and
associate them with a route style by name rather than by For bonus
points, add a graphical representation of the via stack. Just kidding.
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