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Subject: Re: [geda-user] RFC: the "Cursor line noise"
From: "Peter Clifton (petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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On 31 May 2016 at 10:04, Gabriel Paubert (paubert AT iram DOT es) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

[snip]


> This said, there are other flags, like "selected" and "found" which in
> my opinion only add noise to the diffs, and should not be saved in the
> main pcb file. Keeping them in an associated file might be fine, however.
>

I'm torn between saying the deltas are annoying, and the practicality of
the fact I often use these flags when hand-editing PCB files to identify
which part / line / via whatever needs some exact coordinate edit making.


> Anothe solution would be to have a specialized diff program for the
> PCB files. For people using git, I suspect that it would not be very
> hard to use an external (GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF) diff program that would
> present actual differences and filter out what can be considered noise.
> I don't know whether other VCS allow something similar.
>

diff -b filters white-space changes..  perhaps someone might write a
"pcbdiff" utility with an option like "--ignore-selection-changes", or
similar.

Peter

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3=
1 May 2016 at 10:04, Gabriel Paubert (<a href=3D"mailto:paubert AT iram DOT es">pa=
ubert AT iram DOT es</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user@=
delorie.com</a>] <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie.=
com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br>[snip]<br>=C2=A0<br></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=
=3D"h5">This said, there are other flags, like &quot;selected&quot; and &qu=
ot;found&quot; which in<br></div></div>
my opinion only add noise to the diffs, and should not be saved in the<br>
main pcb file. Keeping them in an associated file might be fine, however.<b=
r></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m torn between saying the deltas a=
re annoying, and the practicality of the fact I often use these flags when =
hand-editing PCB files to identify which part / line / via whatever needs s=
ome exact coordinate edit making. <br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex">
Anothe solution would be to have a specialized diff program for the<br>
PCB files. For people using git, I suspect that it would not be very<br>
hard to use an external (GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF) diff program that would<br>
present actual differences and filter out what can be considered noise.<br>
I don&#39;t know whether other VCS allow something similar.<br></blockquote=
><div><br></div><div>diff -b filters white-space changes..=C2=A0 perhaps so=
meone might write a &quot;pcbdiff&quot; utility with an option like &quot;-=
-ignore-selection-changes&quot;, or similar.<br><br></div><div>Peter<br><br=
></div></div></div></div>

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