topic Re: Suggestion: Allow "ALIGN" to work from command line in EAGLE Forum

Suggestion: Allow "ALIGN" to work from command line

samykamkar — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:11:20 GMT

Hi!

I would like to suggest that the ALIGN command work from the command line. It's a bit strange to see features, especially as useful as this one, *not* available from the command line (currently you can only engage the ALIGN command but not actually perform alignments from the command line).

Thanks!

Re: Suggestion: Allow "ALIGN" to work from command line

C.Nicks — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:47:19 GMT

Yes, I second this.
I think ANY new features that get added need to have the requirement that they have to work from the command line. This is the core of how Eagle works.
Building a feature without command capability just seems like a hack on top of the core.
The features should be programmed into the command line first, then the UI programmed to trigger the command options. We need to have the ability to use all new features from ulps, scripts, and shortcuts from day one.

Re: Suggestion: Allow "ALIGN" to work from command line

rachaelATWH4 — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:30:59 GMT

Yes, I fully support this too. To have new features that are not available from the command line is completely inconsistent with the rest of EAGLE and if it continues this way with subsequent additions then it will eventually devalue ULP as you'd be restricted in what you could achieve because you didn't have access to all the functions available.

Best Regards,

Rachael

Re: Suggestion: Allow "ALIGN" to work from command line

jorge_garcia — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:57:41 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I have added this to the existing enhancement request for Alignment tools. Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,