We don't need to parse hidden files/directories for backup targets.
This can be very large (in the case of .git directories) and thus
slow when working over NAS.
Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/18341
Make the VIEW* parameter const. Since PCB_TEXT does a null-check,
it's not very clear if this can ever be null (and if it is,
why don't the other VIEW_ITEMs check?), so don't make them
all references too at this time.
Also dereference a few pointers a bit earlier to make non-null
promises sooner rather than later.
Saves a mishmash of local HIDE/SHOW defs along with various literals.
Also provide a function that computes the scale at which a given
IU size becomes (notionally) a certain size on screen. While this
is a simple division, it's a bit opaque in terms of meaning.
Also it means the divide by zero case can be more universally
defended-against, which has traditionally been a bug opportunity.
* Don't hide the annular rings control - makes confusing UI
* Always show annular rings control - all boards must have >2 layers
anyway
* Move into single column of choice boxes to be cleaner and take less
monitor space
https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/19457
Make autoplace in the symbol preview based on the global eeschema
flag instead. (If they have it off, then they had better specify
field positions in the database library.)
Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/19247
Recommendation is to avoid using the year nomenclature as this
information is already encoded in the git repo. Avoids needing to
repeatly update.
Also updates AUTHORS.txt from current repo with contributor names
For this year's resolution, we will streamline our copyright statements.
These are applied to files in the repository and are not needed
separately as part of the compiled about box
JamesJCode
Graham Keeth
Ian McInerney
Jeff Young
Jon Evans
Seth Hillbrand
Andrea Greco
John Beard
Marek Roszko