[Arm-netbook] Retrfit a Nokia and KiCad fun

Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl at lkcl.net
Fri Sep 15 15:24:27 BST 2017


On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 9:00 AM, mike.valk at gmail.com
<mike.valk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmm so KiCad does not have a "PCB manufacturer constraints" input? How
> handy... NOT

 i've just started hacking on a 2-layer 4in x 2.5in PCB with eagle
(pre-existing, GPLv3) and hoolyy cow is it.... i mean it's a
successful program, it works, it generates gerbers and so on but jesus
christ is it utterly painful to use.  no push-and-shove (at least
kicad has that now), you can't just "select" something, you have to
"Move" it first then and only then can you modify its properties by
right-mouse-buttoning on it... only problem is.... you moved it....

 group selection goes wrong on a constant utterly painful monotonous basis...

 i'm sort of amazed and impressed that people actually get things done with it.

l.



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