Board summary dialog/add more info to message panel (lp:#1817232)
Original report created by Evan Shultz (evan-shultz)
At https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg37201.html Seth posted a
video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpw9dKxL2Ho&feature=youtu.be&a=) of
an experienced Altium guy using KiCad 5.0. The video is generally painful
and annoying to watch, but if I saw something that seemed worthy and I
couldn't find it in the bugtracker already I thought I should add a new bug
for it.
About 1:58 into the video Dave is asking for a quick way to check the board
stats. Dimensions, number of components, etc. I don't know that this is
available, but it made me think of some kind of summary dialog. Some items
that could be included which pop into my head just now:
Board size
Number of Cu layers
Component count
Nets
Nets routed
Unconnected items
Zones
Keepout zones
DRC errors
Last saved user name
Total editing time
Some of them could be grouped together. For example, instead of separate
lines perhaps the net items above could be grouped into a format something
like:
Nets: <# unrouted nets> / <# nets> (<percent routed>%)
The number of unconnected items and DRC errors would have to be since the
last invocation of the checker. Perhaps buttons to invoke the checker would
be useful here. There could also be an indication if the design has been
changed since the tool was last invoked to alert the user that the data is
stale.
There might also be a grouping to the info, such as:
Physical (part qty, Cu layers, etc.)
Logical (nets and stuff)
General (last saved user and editing time)
Original tags: feature.request pcbnew ui