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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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  • James Morrison schrieb:

     

    Can't we leverage the OS in this case though?  EAGLE 5 already has the

    facility to use an external text editor.  Why not expand that a bit to

    allow the user to maintain a list of known extensions and the external

    commands to run when that type of document is activated from Control Panel.

    It wouldn't take that much extra effort since the infrastructure appears

    to be there already.  The list could come pre-populated with obvious

    settings but the user could change them as required.

     

    Doesn't that fit everyone's need?  A clean approach that gives easy access

    to the design documents from within Control Panel.  Not much effort to

    distract from other features and EAGLE doesn't become bloated.  A win-win I

    think.

     

    Unfortunately, getting this to work is some effort, since you would have

    to set up that file association list first before you can make use of

    it. That's not a works-from-the-box approach, IMHO.

     

    Luckily, the OS already has exactly such a list - why not simply use

    that? You can pass the name of a file to the system shell and have the

    related application started automagically.

     

    Tilmann

     

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  • James Morrison schrieb:

     

    Can't we leverage the OS in this case though?  EAGLE 5 already has the

    facility to use an external text editor.  Why not expand that a bit to

    allow the user to maintain a list of known extensions and the external

    commands to run when that type of document is activated from Control Panel.

    It wouldn't take that much extra effort since the infrastructure appears

    to be there already.  The list could come pre-populated with obvious

    settings but the user could change them as required.

     

    Doesn't that fit everyone's need?  A clean approach that gives easy access

    to the design documents from within Control Panel.  Not much effort to

    distract from other features and EAGLE doesn't become bloated.  A win-win I

    think.

     

    Unfortunately, getting this to work is some effort, since you would have

    to set up that file association list first before you can make use of

    it. That's not a works-from-the-box approach, IMHO.

     

    Luckily, the OS already has exactly such a list - why not simply use

    that? You can pass the name of a file to the system shell and have the

    related application started automagically.

     

    Tilmann

     

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