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From: "Vaclav Peroutka" <vaclavpe AT seznam DOT cz>
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Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:05:59 +0100 (CET)
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Hi Edward,
I downloaded Windows ZIP file dated 2008_02_12, so not the last version. I 
played about 10 minutes and sent following list of questions/tips to liquidpcb
 author. The idea of not-clicking-all-the-time is really good and I like it.

- recent documents are dummy, aren't they ? It would be worth at least create 
one simple example and put it into recent documents
- document = project ? Everything is in single file ?
- the PCB is always circle ? Can I define the size and shape of the board ?
- How can I change top/bottom layer ? Ctrl-Z does something different
- I do not see vias on the bottom side
- If I put several Vias and connect them with Tracks, Tracks start to flutter 
and live their own life
- Is there any mode to have just 45degree tracks, possibly with circular 
corners ?
- I have some strange problem with components - DIL does not work, SOIC does 
but putting on the board I do not see any pads
- Can Tracks be somehow optimized - make tracks shorter ?
- is there UNDO ?
- component library menu does nothing ?
- I can not cancel "File Open" dialog
- how can I set track width ?

I think that idea of liquidpcb is good. But what is necessary from my point of
 view, at least:

- import of schematic/netlist, possibly with placement recommendation and 
unrouted tracks
- export to GERBER
- libraries - they seem confusing to me

Answer was that some stuff is already implemented and author will hopefully 
prepare more up-to-date ZIP file.

If there would be people working on it, IMO liquidpcb has potential to grow to
 very interesting piece of PCB software.

Vaclav

Od: Edward Comer 

In reading the current topics I saw LiquidPCB (http://www.liquidpcb.org/) 
mentioned. I looked at their homepage and it was rather interesting. Even 
though the project seems to be somewhat dead with no activity in two years, it
 is quite compelling. I downloaded the source for LiquidPCB and its dependents
 and attempted to compile it. I got quite far, until some I encountered some 
argument errors that appear to caused by my using newer libraries than the 
code was written for. I gave up and deleted all of the code - BUT - wonder, 
has anyone successfully tested LiquidPCB and, if so, what did you think of it?