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PCB Tracer

28 points by Luc

by gurjeet

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```
  > Browser Not Supported
  > 
  > PCB Tracer requires a browser that supports access to a local directory.
  > This is needed to save and load your PCB Tracer project files.
  > 
  > Please use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge for the best experience.
```
On Firefox, after bypassing the ominous warnings, when I tried to create a new project and choose a directory to save the project files, I get
```
  > Directory picker is not supported in this browser. Please use a modern browser like Chrome or Edge.
```
While I appreciate the early warning, so that the user doesn't spend too much effort only to later realize that they can't save their files to disk, I don't appreciate the implicit labeling of Firefox as not being a "modern" browser.
If you're developing a web app with APIs only available in certain browsers, just say/admit so.

by pgt

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I wanted to test this but if I decline file access I can't do anything. What gives? Do you want people to understand your product? Demo your product.
Why do you need file access to sell me?
Closed immediately.
btw. I am your target market.

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by anfractuosity

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I skimmed through a couple of youtube videos, would I be right in thinking the tracing is done always manually here.

by Brian_K_White

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Support Firefox and do not require filesystem access. Or don't. I'm not your mom. And also not your user.

by mog_dev

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Firefox not supported?

by wrs

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I wonder (outside HN) what percentage of people who need to reverse engineer a PCB are also people who insist on Firefox. Probably smaller than the percentage of those people who want to save results to their local filesystem.

by raziel2701

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Firefox not supported and you want to see my local files right away? Nope, not trying this shit.

by 011101101

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