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ID:4742
From:Nicklas SB Karlsson <nk...@nksb.online>
Date:Wed, 3 Feb 2021 16:52:09 +0100
Subject:Re: [pcb-rnd] new: io_lihata denoise option
in-reply-to:4741 from rn...@igor2.repo.hu
Great, often use VCS for board files.
 
Den 2021-02-03 kl. 11:29, skrev rnd2@igor2.repo.hu:
> Hi all,
>
> another new option today in io_lihata: when you do a 'save as', using any
> lihata board version, you can now choose to "denoise" the file, which
> means a few volatile states are removed from the save:
>
> - rats nest (you can use {c r} after load to get them back)
>
> - select flags (cyan highlight)
>
> - found flag (green highlight, {c f})
>
> - warn flag (oragne highlight, typically after {c r} for shorts)
>
> The purpose of saving a denoised file is having less noisy diffs when
> using VCS for the board file.
>
> Advanced usage: the setting for this is a normal conf node, called
> plugins/io_lihata/denoise so you can change it persistently in your user
> conf, in your project conf or in your board file's conf tree, even using
> the last tab of the preferences dialog.
>
> We may later on consider to have denoise enabled by default. I think the
> main use case for saving selected or found flags is to provide
> easy-to-find marks when hand editing or script editing the file.
> I believe is this is the special case and the common case is GUI editing
> and storing the file in VCS. In any case, this is only about the default:
> any user can have a different local config and anyone can do a 'save as'
> and explicitly specify whether to denoise or not.
>
> Note: this feature is for lihata boards only, it does not affect any other
> file format.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Igor2
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