#97 request: MOUSEWHEEL CLICK output X Y to notepad

[Robert Roomberg]

This is very simple hand drawn schematic conversion solution.
There are programs that convert a JPG to GERBER but they can not know where to drill component holes.
I view that copper layer GERBER in GERBV and point at each component hole and write down the X Y
co-ordinate in a drill file.
It would be a whole lot easier if GERBV would add those x y co-ordinates to a note pad we could copy
to a drill file.
I suggested MOUSEWHEEL-CLICK but other keystrokes like ALT-Q could be good to use.

Noting that we do not all use complex CAD programs to create our copper layer GERBER file and
this suggestion would complete the tasks ... make drill file data ..... to order from PCB fab houses.

[Sergey Alyoshin]

Does adding "Save selected drills" action to File menu will be good enough to do the same?

[Robert Roomberg]

Where would "SELECTED DRILLS" be defined?
There is no drill data yet in the process. The image is a gerber copper traces image but NO drill data has been defined.... so what I am asking for is a way to mouse through the image on the screen and point to intended holes and click...or "alt Q" and generate drill data like
;FILE:audioamp2.xln for TOP and BOTTOM
M48
INCH,LZ
%
G05
G90
T01C0.040
X003491Y008467
X005637Y005818
X010614Y003079
X013902Y005636
X010706Y006777
X007053Y009015

for each click where ever the mouse is pointing.

and then be able to copy that list or save it to file.

[Sergey Alyoshin]

It looks to me as very specific implementation.
Although it is easy to implement, I will not do this because it is specific.

With Gerbv 2.7 you can export Gerber file to gEDA pcb (or pcb-rnd) format, add drills in pcb program with comfort and then export to Excellon file. Good enough?

[Robert Roomberg]

I don't have gEDA yet. I guess there is something more new to learn.