Mail Archives: geda-user/2019/01/30/21:42:08
On Wed, 30 Jan 2019, Girvin Herr (gherrl AT fastmail DOT com) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> BTW: I had no problem determining what check-boxes were checked in my GTK
> 1.2.10/2.24.31/3.18.9 system. In mine, they are radial buttons, not
> check-boxes. I compile from source and I have no GTK specification in the
> configure options, so I am not sure if it is using GTK1 or GTK2. Probably not
> GTK3 yet.
As always, I recommend using pcb-rnd, because this is one of the many
things that got upgraded, in multiple ways:
- the layer selector widget on the left side of top window reflects the
physical layer grouping, so it's much easier to detect if your layer is in
the wrong place in the stack: http://igor2.repo.hu/tmp/layersel.png (the
truncated vertical text are the layer group names, the phytsical thing,
tooltip expands the name)
- instead of the strange matrix in preferences, pcb-rnd offers a
cross-section view of the board where you can manipulate both physical
layer groups and logical layers with simple drag and drop:
http://igor2.repo.hu/tmp/csect.png (shows a different stackup than the
other screenshot) - unlike the matrix, this also works in the lesstif HID
- you can export the cross section view in gerber, so it can be sent tot
he fab as human process doc to accompany the pack to make sure the right
thing happens (geber file naming itself is not a clear mapping of physical
layers, there's no gerber mapping format, so there's a lot of human factor
in the fab process)
- you can even dump a text version: http://igor2.repo.hu/tmp/csect.txt
(shows yet another stackup)
Btw, in the rare case you want your text mirrored: it's possible to change
the onsolder flag from the property editor (accessible via the right click
or propedit action). Of course it is still possible to do this by text
editing the board file, but by now pcb-rnd has a generic GUI way for
changing such things. Result: http://igor2.repo.hu/tmp/onsolder.png
HTH,
Igor2
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