The translate mechanism in Draft depends on the `QtCore`
`translate` function. This is defined in its own module
so that `DraftGui.py` is not as big and hard to manage.
Other modules in Draft can import the translate function
without needing to import the entire interface, which
often causes errors and circular dependencies.
We can import `QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP` at the top level
in `Draft.py` because it does not depend on the graphical
interface.
Many auxiliary tools used by `Draft.py` can be defined
in another module. Many functions are moved to this module
so that `Draft.py` isn't as big and hard to maintain.
The following is a list o functions that were moved:
`get3DView`, `autogroup`, `dimSymbol`, `dimDash`,
`removeHidden`, `formatObject`, `getSelection`,
`getSelectionEx`, `select`, `loadTexture`.
Moreover, many of these functions were renamed
to comply better with PEP8 guidelines,
particularly the use of `snake_case`. For example,
`get3DView` is now `get_3d_view`.
Aliases are provided for the old names so that
other functions and classes that depend on these
won't break. The new names should be the official
programming interface, while the old names
should be deprecated at some point in the future.
Many auxiliary tools used by `Draft.py` can be defined
in another module. Many functions are moved to this module
so that `Draft.py` isn't as big and hard to maintain.
The following is a list of functions and attributes that were moved:
`stringencodecoin`, `arrowtypes`, `typecheck`,
`getParamType`, `getParam`, `setParam`, `precision`,
`tolerance`, `epsilon`, `getRealName`, `getType`,
`getObjectsOfType`, `isClone`, `getGroupNames`,
`ungroup`, `shapify`, `getGroupContents`,
`printShape`, `compareObjects`, `loadSvgPatterns`,
`svgpatterns`, `getMovableChildren`, `getWindows`,
`utf8_decode`.
Moreover, many of these functions were renamed
to comply better with PEP8 guidelines, particularly
the use of `snake_case`. For example, `getGroupNames`
is now `get_group_names`; `getMovableChildren`
is now `get_movable_children`.
Aliases are provided for the old names so that
other functions and classes that depend on these
won't break. The new names should be the official
programming interface, while the old names
should be deprecated at some point in the future.
