Mail Archives: geda-user/2012/05/29/12:49:59
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 04:43:38PM -0500, Benjamin Bergman wrote:
> Thanks for the kind words, Andrew. I was on the gEDA IRC channel while
> writing this and some of my decisions came from discussions there.
>
>
> 1. We decided that, based on the weird math and the amount of tweaking
> of colour values required, using pre-programmed values seemed like the best
> option. However, I would like to add an extra 'hex' option that allows the
> user to use their own values.
> 2. I have only really seen tinned plating and gold plating on commercial
> boards, so a toggle seemed fine there. I suppose a copper option might be
> nice for home etched boards. Are there any other options that should be
> added? A 'hex' mode seems less viable for plating as the gold and tin work
> in different ways in colouring the shadow and creating a texture.
> For the silk screen colours, I have only really seen black or white. I
> think I saw a yellow silk screen once, but that is not an option I've seen
> with any fab houses. I think the silk would be the simplest one to drop in
> a hex field, but don't imagine much variety will be required. If lots of
> people want it, I have no problem adding it :)
>
Okey doke. If there are no objections, I will push your patches
(assuming they compile and work ;)) sometime this week.
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Andrew Poelstra
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