A few suggests for next major Eagle version

eSilviu wrote on Fri, 13 August 2010 02:52

1. Tabbbed interface, with detachable tabs (for people that use more

than 1 screen). See GUI that mikroe

(http://www.mikroe.com/eng/categories/view/2/compilers/) uses for their

compillers. It will suit very well to Eagle,

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

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2. XML documents structure

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

What the data structure of the internal files are is irrelvant as long as

they hold the data.  It would be nice if they were documented better, but

at least they are accessible via ULPs.  XML can be more of a hassle than a

well thought out binary file.  XML doesn't automatically mean good, and

non-XML bad.  XML is also very verbose.

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3. "Project" should be a folder to contain:

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

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d)  macros - group of components locked together

Hierarchical schematic elements would be useful, although I don't think

that's what you're talking about.  It would be nice to be able to can parts

of a design, then use it as a element in other schematics.  The schematic

would then be a tree structure, with the devices and symbols we have now

being the leaf nodes.

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e)a subfolder for fabrication files (gerber),

f)  a subfolder with documentation files (doc, pdf, txt, images, etc).

 

Either Eagle should be able to open all that files, either it will pass

the

name to the OS to manage opening that files,

g)  a subfolder with archived versions of the project (you right click

on

the project name, choose "Save version XX", and the associated archive

will

be created)

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

You can do most of this now yourself.

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7. A quick "DRC check" button should be placed somwhere handy.

So go do it and don't bother CadSoft about it.  See HELP ASSIGN.

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8. DRC behaviour should be improved - there are many to discuss here

Yes, but this is now lost in your flood of suggestions.

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9. Panelized printing should easy the work for people that makes boards

at home

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

Get real.  How many people that use Eagle at home actually pay for it?

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10. Bundled text editor should know syntax highlighting and word

completition

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

There are plenty of text editors out there.  Let's not have CadSoft waste

time on reinventing this wheel, or chosing one at the expense of all the

others.  There is no need for Eagle to have a text editor at all.  I edit

ULPs and scripts routinely, but never with Eagle's editor.  Eagle would

have to support exactly the text editor enviroment I use for it to be of

any use.

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11. Editable GUI of the main program. Either by customizable menus and

toolbars, either by making-it open source, as ULP.

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

If you want to suggest changes, you should pick the one or maybe two that

you really care about.  You've dumped so much stuff here, with enough of it

silly fluff, that I'd probably dismiss all of it if I were CadSoft.

Keep in mind that everything is a tradeoff.  If they work on one

enhancement, there will be other enhancements that won't get done.

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eSilviu wrote on Fri, 13 August 2010 02:52

1. Tabbbed interface, with detachable tabs (for people that use more

than 1 screen). See GUI that mikroe

(http://www.mikroe.com/eng/categories/view/2/compilers/) uses for their

compillers. It will suit very well to Eagle,

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

Quote:

2. XML documents structure

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

What the data structure of the internal files are is irrelvant as long as

they hold the data.  It would be nice if they were documented better, but

at least they are accessible via ULPs.  XML can be more of a hassle than a

well thought out binary file.  XML doesn't automatically mean good, and

non-XML bad.  XML is also very verbose.

Quote:

3. "Project" should be a folder to contain:

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

Quote:

d)  macros - group of components locked together

Hierarchical schematic elements would be useful, although I don't think

that's what you're talking about.  It would be nice to be able to can parts

of a design, then use it as a element in other schematics.  The schematic

would then be a tree structure, with the devices and symbols we have now

being the leaf nodes.

Quote:

e)a subfolder for fabrication files (gerber),

f)  a subfolder with documentation files (doc, pdf, txt, images, etc).

 

Either Eagle should be able to open all that files, either it will pass

the

name to the OS to manage opening that files,

g)  a subfolder with archived versions of the project (you right click

on

the project name, choose "Save version XX", and the associated archive

will

be created)

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

You can do most of this now yourself.

Quote:

7. A quick "DRC check" button should be placed somwhere handy.

So go do it and don't bother CadSoft about it.  See HELP ASSIGN.

Quote:

8. DRC behaviour should be improved - there are many to discuss here

Yes, but this is now lost in your flood of suggestions.

Quote:

9. Panelized printing should easy the work for people that makes boards

at home

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

Get real.  How many people that use Eagle at home actually pay for it?

Quote:

10. Bundled text editor should know syntax highlighting and word

completition

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

There are plenty of text editors out there.  Let's not have CadSoft waste

time on reinventing this wheel, or chosing one at the expense of all the

others.  There is no need for Eagle to have a text editor at all.  I edit

ULPs and scripts routinely, but never with Eagle's editor.  Eagle would

have to support exactly the text editor enviroment I use for it to be of

any use.

Quote:

11. Editable GUI of the main program. Either by customizable menus and

toolbars, either by making-it open source, as ULP.

I'd rather see real features that help with the electronics and designing

boards.

If you want to suggest changes, you should pick the one or maybe two that

you really care about.  You've dumped so much stuff here, with enough of it

silly fluff, that I'd probably dismiss all of it if I were CadSoft.

Keep in mind that everything is a tradeoff.  If they work on one

enhancement, there will be other enhancements that won't get done.

--

Web access to CadSoft support forums at www.eaglecentral.ca.  Where the CadSoft EAGLE community meets.