Change the default via  shape

Am 07.09.2016 um 11:49 schrieb Peter Newman:

I want to change the default via  shape from square to round and a few people have said to edit the eagle file at "C:\Program Files\EAGLE-7.4.0\scr\eagle" in particular the BRD section

Here is what my default eagle file at the BRD section looks like.

 

BRD:

MENU '[designlink22.png] Search and order : Run designlink-order.ulp -general;'\

     '[pcb-service.png] PCB Service : Run pcb-service.ulp;'\

     '[idf-3d.png] Export to IDF 3D format: Run eagleidfexporter.ulp;'\

;

 

The two edits suggested say to add "CHANGE SHAPE ROUND;"

 

If I try to do this in the Windows 7 text editor by double clicking the eagle.scr file, when I go to save the edit I am told that I cannot rename the file.

 

So next I tried to do this in Notepad++ but when I go to save the edited file it asks me to check to see if I have it open in another program which I do not.

 

It really shouldn't be this hard to change should it? What am I doing wrong please.

 

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Windows problem

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

Joern Paschedag

Am 07.09.2016 um 11:49 schrieb Peter Newman:

I want to change the default via  shape from square to round and a few people have said to edit the eagle file at "C:\Program Files\EAGLE-7.4.0\scr\eagle" in particular the BRD section

Here is what my default eagle file at the BRD section looks like.

 

BRD:

MENU '[designlink22.png] Search and order : Run designlink-order.ulp -general;'\

     '[pcb-service.png] PCB Service : Run pcb-service.ulp;'\

     '[idf-3d.png] Export to IDF 3D format: Run eagleidfexporter.ulp;'\

;

 

The two edits suggested say to add "CHANGE SHAPE ROUND;"

 

If I try to do this in the Windows 7 text editor by double clicking the eagle.scr file, when I go to save the edit I am told that I cannot rename the file.

 

So next I tried to do this in Notepad++ but when I go to save the edited file it asks me to check to see if I have it open in another program which I do not.

 

It really shouldn't be this hard to change should it? What am I doing wrong please.

 

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To view any images and attachments in this post, visit:

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Windows problem

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

Joern Paschedag

On 07.09.2016 12:03, Joern Paschedag wrote:

Am 07.09.2016 um 11:49 schrieb Peter Newman:

I want to change the default via  shape from square to round and a few

people have said to edit the eagle file at "C:\Program

Files\EAGLE-7.4.0\scr\eagle" in particular the BRD section

Here is what my default eagle file at the BRD section looks like.

 

BRD:

MENU '[designlink22.png] Search and order : Run designlink-order.ulp

-general;'\

     '[pcb-service.png] PCB Service : Run pcb-service.ulp;'\

     '[idf-3d.png] Export to IDF 3D format: Run eagleidfexporter.ulp;'\

;

 

The two edits suggested say to add "CHANGE SHAPE ROUND;"

 

If I try to do this in the Windows 7 text editor by double clicking

the eagle.scr file, when I go to save the edit I am told that I cannot

rename the file.

 

So next I tried to do this in Notepad++ but when I go to save the

edited file it asks me to check to see if I have it open in another

program which I do not.

 

It really shouldn't be this hard to change should it? What am I doing

wrong please.

 

--

To view any images and attachments in this post, visit:

https://www.element14.com/community/message/205288

 

 

Windows problem

I guess thats just half the truth

Cadsoft has not put any resources into making a good windows "app". Yes

it sucks that you have to take care of that in a separate os-specific

way. I have no idea if QT can help there. Like linux wants their scripts

maybe in the /etc folder, windows have a os specific path as well.

Configuration files should not lie in the protected executable area. And

executables should not be installed on any root drive.

I myself manually install the exe in the protected area, and if cadsoft

just installed the user/config files into the proper location (roaming

or local userprofile), everything would work just fine (I think, Im not

a professional windows developer)..

Am 07.09.2016 um 12:37 schrieb Morten Leikvoll:

 

Windows problem

 

I guess thats just half the truth

 

Cadsoft has not put any resources into making a good windows "app". Yes

it sucks that you have to take care of that in a separate os-specific

way. I have no idea if QT can help there. Like linux wants their scripts

maybe in the /etc folder, windows have a os specific path as well.

Configuration files should not lie in the protected executable area. And

executables should not be installed on any root drive.

 

I myself manually install the exe in the protected area, and if cadsoft

just installed the user/config files into the proper location (roaming

or local userprofile), everything would work just fine (I think, Im not

a professional windows developer)..

 

Hi Morton,

if I overdo a little, I don't even know how to spell windows

I have different logical drives on my win system 8.1/64 but since ages I

install eagle like this example:

On  setup I tell win to install eagle in E:/eagle-6.6.0 i.e.

After that I install my libraries and projects in different locations.

In control panel I enter the paths to the locations and that is it.

On my C-drive is windows only and nothing else.

I also run an eagle 5 installation and by using the U-parameter I

instruct each eagle what location and name to use for the eaglerc.usr

file. (I.e. eaglerc-512.usr located somewhere)

So no sweat

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

Joern Paschedag