TODOs
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Code cleanups (no particular order):
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coding standards
Go through and format the code. it's really gross right now
Re name end_angle in o_arc* to be sweep_angle
Go through and make sure all mallocs with strings are sane
It's becoming critical to add comments... (very critical)
Clean up COPY vs ENDCOPY (MOVE as well) in x_event
Change current_attribute and related setting funcs to be more
generally named
Go through and add null checks and print statements
o_connect_midpoint etc... fix/get rid of the offset2 stuff
IMPORTANT go through and fix object_tail and return_tail on all places
Careful with all lists which have a head, in particular attributes,
(they have a head, which has a null "object" pointer), which causes
some grief, see note in o_attrib.c about the grief
Total chaos between selected/object_head and replicated coded
Agg! get rid of all window_current's and global_window_current
Go through and clean up switch, case, break tabbing.
Related to above, way too many switch/case statements...
The object_parent variable and how it is used, is a slight kludge,
but I don't know of any other way of getting o_attrib_attach to
search the right list, depending on if you are reading a regular
component to object_head or a complex which goes to object->complex.
It becomes an issue, that you have to search the list.
move a_zoom a_pan to i_* world
perhaps rename a_basic to something else
go through and fix left, top, right, bottom to be what they really
mean (0,0 is in the lower left)
get some consistancy with *_world world_* etc.. *_world_*
(in complex really)
DONE Make zoom in, zoom out, pan a single function. Now this is doable
DONE Remove gd/gd.h from every file... in gschem and libgeda
DONE Inconsistant naming of o_current, object, current etc...
DONE Get accurate names for o_list... routines. like o_list_delete_all
which doesn't delete all (it doesn't delete the head)
FIRST Figure out gtk_signal_connect and friends: proper last param.
SHOT DONE
DONE The p_connect stuff is unused and needs to be removed
DONE Created o_net_translate_world (been using line function)
DONE Replace all struct st_object with a typedef
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Feature additions (no particular order):
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Seperate translate in the X and Y directions (in addition to the
current coupled X and Y translate)
Simplify i_update_* so that static strings are being re-set
constantly
Added rc keyword for pin/net thickness (the value) and for visual
cue size
there was an analog to the 'array' command where you select
a group of stuff and hit array, enter the number of rows and
columns, and the relative spacing between them, and the copies
the thing nxm times and draws it all for you.
when first editing a text object, after the popup box appears with
the highlited selection, hitting the right arrow key would clear
the highlight and keep the cursor at the end of the text.
Text as objects: Visual texts to be selected separately. All
text geometry stored relative to its "mother object" so that
the text moves when the "mother" does.
Go through and make sure everything has a default (every release)
Added LogFilename keyword
Document all the features of the dialog boxes (returns etc...)
Document filename naming restrictions:
- Symbols are named filename.sym
- Schematics are named filename_#.sch where # is sheet number
- Sym/Sch names need to be unique.
- ONE dot per filename!
Generalize the way source files are displayed, ie if you get a .gif
the program should run a image program, use mime.types and mailcap
for this
Change directory option?
Open symbol pops up a new window, configurable through rc file
Configurability of mouse button order (left vs right handed)
Configurable "hit return and close dialog box" for attributes,
components etc...
Configurability as to what mode a cancel (with right mouse button)
does.
Breaking of nets when you connect in the middle.
Two "indicators" in some way (suggest to the right of the pulldowns)
that indicates if you're in 'toggle snap' or not, and if you're in
'toggle grid' or not. 'Toggle grid' might not be useful because you
should see it :-) Then 'Toggle outline' is another choice?
Another menu option to rotate one component? Or check if the
selection is just one component and via a gschemrc item give the
user the possibility to rotate the component around it's origin
or a common point? Rotate more selected objects the way it is
implemented now.
Complex within a Complex?
Probably not yet at least not yet. (might work mostly now, but not
completely) This is not the same thing as hierarchical design.
A set of compile or runtime flags to control "fluff" (ie make things
go as fast as possible)
metric units instead of mils (in addition to mils)
Not sure I like that selectable vs unselectable flag in complex's
Fix with locking layers
Fix o_edit to handle multi edits. Should be just a code clean:
get rid of all direct access to new_sel_head and friends
pass in structure that is being edited...
Move object/structure code out of x_dialog.c
PIN/NET thickness configurability
Add code so that when you switch between actionfeedback modes
and your inside an action you get instant feedback
Not a well behaved X program: finish wm hints, icon, X commandline args
etc...
DONE Add config option for geometry of the window. (or command line option)
DONE Fix the stupidity of when net consolidation is on, you unselect
everything. This was temporary till you rewrite
o_net_consoliate_lowlevel (in libgeda)
DONE Code to have all attributes visible
DONE Make sure snap spacing is set to 100 when doing symbol translates
(warn user in log window)
DONE Added the ability to rotate embedded components
DONE Fix the color scheme and make it flexable.
OKAY Figure out if you want the net draw/add action to end when you draw
a zero length net (configureable?)
DONE Check and see what we are doing with invisible attibutes, if we are
rendering them or not (to speed things up), fixed by NOT creating
the attribute (or text)
DONE Check for incorrect angles on text... warn user
DONE Add dashed lines etc...
DONE When you rotate a component, associated attributes get de-assosciated
write code to fix this
DONE Search for schematic in memory and don't load it from disk if it is.
DONE Add the ability to specify $HOME in an rc file for a path
( do you want to do ~ as well? )
DONE Do sanity checks on all drawing input
DONE Better handling of dot/square size routine drawing based on zoom
factor
DONE Don't allow zero length objects in general
DONE Alignment of text objects
DONE Move schematic filenames toward the _# convention. Where the #
(is a number) signifies the sheet number it's on. Will make moving
between sheets easier.
DONE A toggle invisiblity ALL objects
DONE Automatic saving
DONE mouse coordinates
DONE Document the ortho/non ortho ability of nets
NAH Consider using an aspect frame to control the aspectratio of the
drawing area (enforce aspect ratio then indirectly)
DONE Dialog box for printing...
(first cut)
DONE Default behavior of caps vs case sensitive labels/text?
make this configurable
GONE fix dialog box to be able to handle NEW discards... see NEW define
in x_filesel.c
DONE Editing of objects:
TEXT - color size string
LINE/CIRCLE/ARC/BOX color endpoints?
NET/COMP ????
DONE configuration ability for ortho pins and nets
This wasn't done, but you can draw non-orth lines and nets. (non ortho
pins might be added later)
OKAY Pins need their own conn_recalc routine
DONE Boxes (box and selection) that go in both directions... left->right
right->left
DONE Attribute dialog box. which lets you select the standard attributes
DONE Font system must be replaced by a more flexable system. Ie arbitrary
text sizes allowed and the choosing of the font should be based on
zoom_scale.
DONE Add lock down component code and interface hook.
DONE Add a new dialog box for saving and managing pages. Use a different
mechanism for calling the saveas dialog box.
DONE Panning: the working area follows the mouse.
DONE Move/Copy actions start right away after hot key press
DONE Go back and look at 4 nets coming together problem (not showing dot)
DONE Added text dialog box which behaves like attribute add.
DONE Better toggle buttons for visibility etc (sub instead: GtkSpinButton)
MOSTLY Object clipping...
DONE
WORKING component slotting (ie dealing with the number of slots in a packages)
WORK Analog support (draw symbols)
IN
PROGESS
Second TODO list
0 = every release
1 = just started
2 = crude basics working
3 = mostly working
4 = a lot fluff added
5 = done
easy:
0 remove all // comments
comments in the code
Control-C handler
checks for all system calls (with perror)
update specs
crosshair
1 buses
1 macro/extensiable lang
1 Make symbol (odd bug with hitting S twice then it works ? )
2 cleanup printfs
3 object clipping out of active window
3 dashed lines (slightly hard, but time consuming to change code value?)
3 sloting (as in pin numbers in multpacks) of components
3 console
3 Standard place for symbols/symbol hierarchy
4 stretch/edit of nets
4 newer net system
4 color selection (better color handling)
4 boundingbox vs outline
4 hierarchical design
4 pins (still need to check conn funcs)
4 interface cleanup
4 multibuffers (make sure all routines don't hardcode new_sel_head)
5 rotate of complex
5 logging mechanism
5 push/pop into a symbol
5 mirror of primatives
5 mirror of complex
5 arcs
5 rotate of primatives
5 attributes
5 zoom box
5 text (vector font)
5 finer grid (selectable snappage)
5 page system
5 multi select box! / window select
5 contrained move/copy
5 fix all return values
5 Change color of highlight to light grey
5 prototypes for everything
5 Change file format to use letters for types instead of #'s
5 outline copies should be more color realistic
5 middle button to repeat last command?
5 attributes with names= etc...
5 backingstore and improved expose event handling
5 multi select
5 scrollbars
5 Contrained lines (with control key like o_drawbounding())
medium:
netlists (belongs in gnetlist)
layers
harder:
transparent zooms and pans
client lib to do above and protocol
cut and paste
questionable:
active attributes
HUD
have cursor jump around if snap on
MISC
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- A solution to the current block problem (offset wrong) is to
write out the block as it is in memory to the file.. and then
when it is loaded again it will be correct... hmmmmm.. use
the left/top coords as the starting x and y then instead of the
original pair...
- A better solution would be to translate all the objects to zero zero
and then save the object as a symbol.
Of course this is what I did
Requires a color display
Doesn't work too well with AutoRaise
This has improved, but I still need to work on this.
misc FAQ
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Q: Copying/Moving objects that aren't on the grid, causes them to snap
onto the grid if snap is on. What's the deal with that?
A: This is a "normal" behavior. It is an artifact of how I do grid/snap
locking. Don't move/copy objects which are not snapped to the
grid with snap on. Since this is not a general purpose drawing program,
don't work with the snap off. You should only have to do that if you are
adding text in key places or drawing symbols. I am thinking on how
to improve my snap/grid locking to be more robust.
REWRITES
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- A possible redo of the boundingbox idea, what if you searched through
all individual boundingboxes on all objects (especially complex)
- Coord system needs total rewrite. Maybe not, but it is lacking in that
it is based on ints
Misc Stuff todo:
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midpoint droppings on moves/copies
Suggested ideas:
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(this list is not complete, there are still many more people who suggested
stuff, and each of the listed people suggested other things. I just
haven't had time to move the ideas from my mailbox to here)
suggestions by: Andrew Dyer
- View logic compatibility
- web enabled : schematics/symbols/models viewing/distributing on the web etc.
- in-memory connections database
- revision control (cvs rcs)
- infinite undo
- EDIF (and tango netlists) and other friends
- extension lang/ macro lang (tcl, forth ? )
- EDITOR support for editing big symbols
- arrow key support
suggestions by: Erik de Castro Lopo
- SPICE netlist format
- Scrollbars and a better zoom (center of window)
- properties dialog box for components
- Design Rule Checking and dialog box suggestions
- better window/aspect ratio control (get rid of mostly)
- more dynamic window size (give user more control)
suggestions by: Emmanuel Rouat
- connected nets staying with components with distortion.
suggestions by: Matt Ettus
- RCS/CVS support (another vote for this)
- project management program ("glue" between programs)
- remove concept of filename from gschem ??? (a design librarian)
suggestions by: borges@ifi.uio.no
- Set a dialog box size on component select.
- escape key to cancel.
- libraries with this subsloting idea? .
- Scrollbar on the middle button (configuration)
- toolbox with icons.
- alternate move/copy behavior. Just select object and drag.
suggestions by: Harry Eaton
- spread-sheet window that contains properties of whatever you're
interested in on the schematic (could be a list of elements, names,
spice model names, package types, etc, or a list of nets, and their
properties)
suggestions by: Kyriacos Iacovou
- draw/outline commands with the mouse to select the various modes
suggestions by: Stefan Petersen
- As few keystrokes/mouse clicks as possible -> stay in mode until users
selects a new mode
- alternate move/copy behavior: Just click and drag.
suggestions by: Jeff McNeal
- Another vote for nets update when you move a component
- Strokes. A la CADENCE or Mentor.
- Go to FreeHDL intermediate format instead of VHDL?
suggestions by: Michael Linnemann <Linnemann@berg.net>
- A manual keyboard search entry for entering symbols.
- better symbol lookup searching catagorizing mechanism
suggestion by: Magnus Danielson <cfmd@swipnet.se>
- Oh, shouldn't we rewake the idea of a symbol/symbol library contribute
button? You know, when a user wishes to contribute a symbol, a number
or symbols or even a full library (directory) he/she can just walk down
the File menu and select Contribute Symbol... which will do screening,
encapsuling and then mail/ftp the symbol to you (geda.seul.org).
Future Specifications for gschem
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Basic Stuff
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text
add
edit
nets
be one complete net (not done yet)
add to existing net
break net
(filled|empty) squares/cross at the end of nets
(filled|empty) circles at midnet connection points
boxes
circles
ellipses?
lines
pins
busses
arcs
complex
add
push
pop
create symbols
attributes
attach
detach
edit
execute special action
value=name
Layers
Operations (for all objects)
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copy
move
delete
cut and paste
Constrained/Free move (SHIFT/CTRL keys)
outline/move
multiselect/deselect (SHIFT/CTRL keys)
select box
rotate?
View
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Zoom in/out
Zoom Full
Pan
Redraw
Other stuff
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Page system (neads to be done early)
page size selection
Zoom box (?)
Printing to postscript
all units in mils
File
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open
close
save
save as
rcfile handling
color selection
mode selection
library path selection
interface
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Flexable interface
should be easy to use
console
scripting language
