gEDA-dev: Exporting Images of Circuits in Gschem

[John Griessen]

Nate Nuzum wrote:
> ">>       I propose making a mini preview image of the entire circuit,
> and then
>>> having a drag-able rectangle to preview what parts of the circuit get
>>> exported. 
> 
>> Um... surely you can already do:
> 
>> w <drag box> <click> f i
> 
>> Which actually lets you select the view you want exported *more*
>> easily, 
>> because you don't have to poke around in a tiny preview image."
> Peter-
> Wow, I see that is slick. As well as very fast for somebody who knows
> the complete details of the program. It wasn't very intuitive to me, and
> I doubt I would have figured that out until I had used the software for
> maybe 10-20 hours. 
> 	Maybe just an extra "Options" button on the location dialog would


This is an area that would be really productive for GSOC students to work,
where GUI has buttons that help train new users and serve as a reference.

As long as the buttons/reference-docs don't get in the way of
the scriptable-power-user-above-all philosophy of gEDA.

John Griessen
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Ecosensory   Austin TX