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Documentation/GUI_Translation_HOWTO.odt

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Documentation/wxWidgets_patch_notes.txt

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@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ Last Revised: 28-Feb-2010 
Kicad needs wxWidgets, the multi platform G.U.I.

Kicad needs wxWidgets, the multi platform G.U.I.

Known problems:

Known problems:

wxMSW:

wxMSW:

*DO NOT* use wxMSW.2.8.1

use *only* wxWidgets >= 3.0

in fact: use wxWidgets >= 2.9.3





wxGTK

wxGTK

Use wxWidgets 2.8.10 or later

Use wxWidgets 2.8.10 or later
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wxWidgets patch:

wxWidgets patch:









wxMSW, version 2.8.x

Some zoom values smaller than 3 to 5 create artifacts on screen, mainly values < 1.

(corresponding to draw scale factor > 1 )



See http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/9554 (and 11669).



This is fixed in version 2.9.3





wxWidgets 2.9.1 (all platforms)

wxWidgets 2.9.1 (all platforms)

Has a problem when using the built in string to double conversion:

Has a problem when using the built in string to double conversion:

In countries using a comm instead of a point as floating number separator

In countries using a comm instead of a point as floating number separator
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*************************************************************************************

*************************************************************************************

wxGTK version: All

wxGTK version: All before wxWidgets 3.0

*************************************************************************************

*************************************************************************************

Patch for printing wide traces that were shown with missing rounded end caps.

Patch for printing wide traces that were shown with missing rounded end caps.

Without this patch, printing boards and schematics under Linux, and perhaps OSX

Without this patch, printing boards and schematics under Linux, and perhaps OSX
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    PsPrint( "1 setlinecap\n" );

    PsPrint( "1 setlinecap\n" );

    PsPrint("%%EndSetup\n");

    PsPrint("%%EndSetup\n");







Known bug on Windows:

Postscript printers print tracks like tin line.

It happens only for PS drivers, and PDF printer.

Other drivers (PCL for instance) work fine,

so it is unlikely a bug inside Kicad/wxWidgets

pcbnew/dialogs/dialog_pad_properties.cpp

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@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ DIALOG_PAD_PROPERTIES::DIALOG_PAD_PROPERTIES( PCB_BASE_FRAME* aParent, D_PAD* aP 
{

{

    m_canUpdate  = false;

    m_canUpdate  = false;

    m_parent     = aParent;

    m_parent     = aParent;

    m_currentPad = aPad;        // aPad can be NULL, if the dialog is calleg

    m_currentPad = aPad;        // aPad can be NULL, if the dialog is called

                                // from the modoule editor to set default pad characteristics

                                // from the module editor to set default pad characteristics

    m_board      = m_parent->GetBoard();

    m_board      = m_parent->GetBoard();

    m_dummyPad   = new D_PAD( (MODULE*) NULL );

    m_dummyPad   = new D_PAD( (MODULE*) NULL );