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Subject: Re: new pcb layout program..

From: "Andrew" <andrewm1973@...>
Date: 2008-03-20

> > mhel wrote:
> >
> > hi group, just found out this. 'just thought i'd post it here
> > http://www.liquidpcb.org/UserInterface/userinterface.html
> > interesting interface.

> Steve wrote:
>
> Interesting. Have you downloaded and tried it out yet?

Just downloaded it to play.

It certainly isn't a useful tool yet and may never be developed far
enough. At present it just seems to be showing off the user
interface and menu system. It is not a terrible idea and may
actually be much better/faster for new users. I myself and a fan of
keyboard short cuts over mouse gestures.

However the "nudge routing" is very very interesting. I hand route a
lot of boards and I would love to have a feature like this.

I wonder what DJ thinks of it and if it might ever be on the to-do
list in PCB. It can produce boards like the ones DJ does with his
"global puller" from the outset.