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[Chris Morgan <chmorgan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dick.

For eeschema, in particular, what is the usage case for moving a component
without the attached wires/busses?

Chris



On Thursday, June 13, 2013, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:

>
> On Jun 13, 2013 5:27 AM, "Chris Morgan" <chmorgan@xxxxxxxxx<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'chmorgan@xxxxxxxxx');>>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > Just got bit by the move vs. drag issue in eeschema where I was moving
> parts and couldn't figure out why wires weren't sticking.
> >
> > What I couldn't find is the user experience justification for having a
> separate move vs. drag feature. There are a ton of posts on the Internet
> about the same confusion so I figured we could have a discussion about the
> "why" that might lead to improving the user experience.
> >
> > Chris
>
> I use both.  Would miss either. New users should do the learning, not
> experienced kicad users.
>
> Software takes time to get used to.
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