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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/04/2013 03:32 PM, Adam Wolf wrote:
> Align and distribute support in Kicad would be useful, and one of the
> features I want the most--however, when I looked at the code to work
> on it, it did not seem like something I could do.  It would be
> interesting to see what the dev team thinks, and if they have thoughts
> on what they'd approve and "how to get there from here."
> 
> Adam Wolf
> Wayne and Layne, LLC


:) I anticipate I would use it occasionally.

Not sure about the thread below, I usually like to define terms before having a discussion.

Most graphical editing programs have the ability to "select" a number of objects, and have
that selection live for a few minutes.  While selected, it is possible to operate on the
objects in the selection.  A "group" can mean different things in different programs, so I
defer to the person taking to the time to define it.

Without "multiple object selection", doing "align and distribute" is crazy weird.

But since I want everything I can get for free, I am in favor of somebody else writing
this, just not me since that would not be free to me.  :)


Dick




> 
> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski
> <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 06/04/2013 10:15 PM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote:
>>
>>>> Generic grouping of objects is another common component of graphics
>>>> programs.
>>>
>>>
>>> Too bad that pcbnew is a *pcb* program.
>>
>>
>> Lorenzo,
>>
>> Too bad that Altium is also a PCB program, which happens to support grouping
>> objects. Imagine moving a big BGA chip with vias/fanout traces and
>> decoupling caps without groups.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
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