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Proposing two new features #112

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Feature #1
I had to change the size of the board with 36x50 holes. I had to count them 
manually. user can select the board size by cm, in, m etc. But you are missing 
the important one, which is the size by hole numbers.

Feature #2
I was working with ATmega chip that has 40 pins. But the editor supports up to 
32. I had to hack the *.diy file and tweak it a bit to modify from 32 to 40. 
Why don't you add support for custom pin numbers? Let the use decide how many 
pins they want with simply a text box that will receive only even numbers of 
pins.

I hope we will see the good changes in next version.

By the way, nice work. I loved it.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by ree...@gmail.com on 23 Dec 2011 at 2:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
By the way, the modification didn't work. You probably define fixed enumerated 
sizes. Bad luck.

Original comment by ree...@gmail.com on 23 Dec 2011 at 3:06

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
As you say, you can't select the board size directly, you have to stretch it to 
size. There is an easier way to get the size right though.

1) Place the board in the top left hand corner of the canvas.
2) Click the Metric/Imperial button at the top left of the canvas where the 
rulers join. Choose Imperial to show the ruler in inches. 
3) Stripboard hole spacing is 0.1", so divide the required number of holes by 
10 - for example a 25 hole board is 2.5" 
4) Stretch the board until the last hole matches that measurement.

SNAG! For some unknown reason the ruler is currently measuring eighths of an 
inch instead of tenths, so you will have to wait until Issue 18 Comment 5 is 
sorted. You can at least measure the board to the nearest ten holes and then 
add the rest - so for a 25 hole board, stretch it to 2" then count an extra 
five.

Original comment by ChrisofB...@gmail.com on 30 Dec 2011 at 9:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Reefat: I've opened a new issue to separate the ruler problem from the problem 
in issue 18.

Original comment by ChrisofB...@gmail.com on 30 Dec 2011 at 9:20

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
changed ruler to 0.1" and added more pin options, closing this

Original comment by bancika@gmail.com on 25 Feb 2012 at 7:02