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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/7/2014 2:52 PM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> On 02/07/2014 01:52 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>> On 2/7/2014 5:29 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>>> There is a new release [lp:~cern-kicad/kicad/selection_tool] available
>>> for testing with some improvements to the tools:
>>> - undo/redo for all operations you can do in the GAL canvas
>>> - highlighted ratsnest for currently modified items (also for the PNS
>>> router)
>>> - for those who have strong habits - you can edit items in the same way
>>> as with the default canvas (hover over an item and select an operation),
>>> for people willing to try another approach - you may select items and
>>> then modify them (using hotkeys or right-click context menu)
>>> I would like to thank Carl Poirier for speeding up the ratsnest
>>> algorithm for multicore CPUs - good job!
>>> Also, for those who have not checked the selection_tool branch before,
>>> there are some other changes to experience:
>>> https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg11907.html
>>>
>>> As usual - I would be very grateful for some testing, before I propose
>>> the branch for merging. This time it is particularly important to me, as
>>> there are some changes to KiCad's core. This means that I really need to
>>> be sure that there is nothing broken.
>>>
>>> Now you should be able to carry out most editing steps in a more
>>> comfortable way than before. The next step is drawing tools. Please let
>>> me know what else you miss in the GAL canvas.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Orson
>>>
>>
>> Orson,
>>
>> I've already tested it and I cannot find any issues with it.  I do have
>> one minor (hopefully) request.  Right clicking an object does not bring
>> up the context menu like the legacy canvas.  You first have to select
>> the object and then right click to get the context menu.  Making this
>> change should give you 100% coverage of object editing even if all of
>> the hot keys are not yet implemented.  I will also mimic the legacy
>> canvas behavior which users are familiar with.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Wayne
> 
> Hi Wayne,
> 
> Thank you for testing. The idea sounds good, it is already commited in
> the branch - it did not require many changes.
> 
> Regards,
> Orson
> 
> 
Hey Orson,

Hopefully I can get the testing done over the weekend.  If it looks
good, I will commit the changes to the product branch.  Keep up the good
work!

Cheers,

Wayne