Open Sch & Brd files together

Silviu Epure schrieb:

"Richard Hammerl" <ric@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

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Start board and schematic, then run an ERC that compares board and

schematic. If board and schematic are consistent, save board and

schematic (both have to be loaded for this). If you now close your

project and re-open it, EAGLE should load both files without comment.

 

and if by chance you double click on a new file (from USB/an other

partition/folder etc) to open with Eagle, it will stupidly:

1. open your old sch or brd file

2. ask you if you want to load the other file too

3. only then will load the file on witch you double-clicked

4. on close, that new file will be saved as "active schematic/board", so if

you start Eagle and click on dot next to your project, it will search for

the file from  rom USB/an other partition/folder etc.

 

3 stupid (and wrong!!!) things in this behaviour!

 

 

Well this is no problem at all, if you don't use the Windows Explorer

for opening EAGLE files. Why don't you start EAGLE and load the files

with File/Open? Or am I to old-fashioned here?

--

Richard Hammerl

CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/faq.htm

Silviu Epure schrieb:

"Richard Hammerl" <ric@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

news:hm38on$vvj$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

 

Start board and schematic, then run an ERC that compares board and

schematic. If board and schematic are consistent, save board and

schematic (both have to be loaded for this). If you now close your

project and re-open it, EAGLE should load both files without comment.

 

and if by chance you double click on a new file (from USB/an other

partition/folder etc) to open with Eagle, it will stupidly:

1. open your old sch or brd file

2. ask you if you want to load the other file too

3. only then will load the file on witch you double-clicked

4. on close, that new file will be saved as "active schematic/board", so if

you start Eagle and click on dot next to your project, it will search for

the file from  rom USB/an other partition/folder etc.

 

3 stupid (and wrong!!!) things in this behaviour!

 

 

Well this is no problem at all, if you don't use the Windows Explorer

for opening EAGLE files. Why don't you start EAGLE and load the files

with File/Open? Or am I to old-fashioned here?

--

Richard Hammerl

CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/faq.htm

On 02/24/2010 08:46 AM, Richard Hammerl wrote:

Silviu Epure schrieb:

"Richard Hammerl" <ric@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

news:hm38on$vvj$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

 

Start board and schematic, then run an ERC that compares board and

schematic. If board and schematic are consistent, save board and

schematic (both have to be loaded for this). If you now close your

project and re-open it, EAGLE should load both files without comment.

 

and if by chance you double click on a new file (from USB/an other

partition/folder etc) to open with Eagle, it will stupidly:

1. open your old sch or brd file

2. ask you if you want to load the other file too

3. only then will load the file on witch you double-clicked

4. on close, that new file will be saved as "active schematic/board", so if

you start Eagle and click on dot next to your project, it will search for

the file from  rom USB/an other partition/folder etc.

 

3 stupid (and wrong!!!) things in this behaviour!

 

 

 

Well this is no problem at all, if you don't use the Windows Explorer

for opening EAGLE files. Why don't you start EAGLE and load the files

with File/Open? Or am I to old-fashioned here?

Probably because it's a matter of convenience, though Winbloze Explorer

doesn't have to be the launch location of choice.  It could be a GUI

frontend to a change management system like Case tools or Perforce.

In any case, the files that are open when you close an Eagle project

will be the files that are opened when you open the project.

So, instead of double-clicking on the schematic or board, try

double-clicking on the the project file eagle.epf.  Then open the

schematic, board, cam file, library (whatever) that you want to open by

default.  Last, go to the Eagle Control Panel and close the project -

not Eagle - just the project.  This will save the screen location,

window size, and stackup (which window is on top) in the project file.

Now, when you double-click on the eagle.epf file, everything comes up as

you had left it.

You may have to add ".epf" to your file associations to get Winbloze (or

is it "Windoze"?) to launch eagle.

Enjoy,

    - Chuck

"Richard Hammerl" <ric@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

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Well this is no problem at all, if you don't use the Windows Explorer

for opening EAGLE files. Why don't you start EAGLE and load the files

with File/Open? Or am I to old-fashioned here?

 

Because Cadsoft's choise is to NOT USE Control Panel as FILE EXPLORER, but

as "project explorer".

I say-it for n'th times: Eagle Control Panel is an "feature" with low-to

none use, as it is now.

If there was a directory tree, or if Control Panel would display and permit

opening other files too, maybe. But for now it's not usable this way.

I want to open a file, not to open Eagle to open a file. It's a matter of

eficiency....

Richard Hammerl wrote:

and if by chance you double click on a new file (from USB/an other

partition/folder etc) to open with Eagle, it will stupidly:

1. open your old sch or brd file

2. ask you if you want to load the other file too

3. only then will load the file on witch you double-clicked

4. on close, that new file will be saved as "active schematic/board", so if

you start Eagle and click on dot next to your project, it will search for

the file from  rom USB/an other partition/folder etc.

 

3 stupid (and wrong!!!) things in this behaviour!

 

Well this is no problem at all, if you don't use the Windows Explorer

for opening EAGLE files. Why don't you start EAGLE and load the files

with File/Open?

Because Eagle is no file manager.

Or am I to old-fashioned here?

The real old-fashioned user doesn't use the Eagle control panel to

navigate to a project.

The centralized organization introduces several years ago is not

appropriate in many cases.

This also applies to many settings in the eaglerc file, e.g. the

Directories.* entries - one might want to have different path settings

for different projects. IMO these directories are no "user" settings

but "project" settings. Well - many users will use the same

directories for all projects, so it's convenient for them.

Oliver