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Open Sch & Brd files together

k.portman

Is there a way to open an existing Sch & Brd file together, by default.

When I double click either Sch or Brd file name on the Eagle Control

Panel it asks "Do you also want to load xxx.brd?" (or xxx.sch). I always

respond Yes, sofar never had a need to respond No.

 

Is there a eaglerc.usr setting to force (or make as default behaviour)

the opening of Brd & Sch files together. If not, could it be

implemented. Much requested for!!!

 

Kim

 

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  • Chuck Huber wrote on Thu, 25 February 2010 09:31

    The fact that this thread boasts such a robust debate indicates that

    there is diversity of need.  As such, if I were on the design

    committee

    at CadSoft, I would at provide the user the choice and not mandate

    that the matching sch/brd always or never opens.

     

    Think about it from the newbie perspective.  They may not understand the

    full issues about opening both files together or not, and asking them will

    give the impression that either is reasonable.  Not opening both files is

    dangerous and not something anyone will want to do often.  It should only

    be done by those knowing exactly what they are doing.

     

    Therefore there shouldn't be a choice or at least it should default to

    silently opening both.  For the rare cases where a expert user really wants

    just one open, it's easy enough to close one of the two.  However you've

    prevented people getting themselves into trouble in the normal and far far

    more common cases.

     

    --

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  • Chuck Huber wrote on Thu, 25 February 2010 09:31

    The fact that this thread boasts such a robust debate indicates that

    there is diversity of need.  As such, if I were on the design

    committee

    at CadSoft, I would at provide the user the choice and not mandate

    that the matching sch/brd always or never opens.

     

    Think about it from the newbie perspective.  They may not understand the

    full issues about opening both files together or not, and asking them will

    give the impression that either is reasonable.  Not opening both files is

    dangerous and not something anyone will want to do often.  It should only

    be done by those knowing exactly what they are doing.

     

    Therefore there shouldn't be a choice or at least it should default to

    silently opening both.  For the rare cases where a expert user really wants

    just one open, it's easy enough to close one of the two.  However you've

    prevented people getting themselves into trouble in the normal and far far

    more common cases.

     

    --

    Browser access to CadSoft Support Forums at http://www.eaglecentral.ca

     

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