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[Maciej Sumiński <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>]

On 05/23/2014 03:03 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> On 5/21/2014 4:44 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> > I would like to present you a new blueprint on the subject of
> > unification of canvases and improvements to the module editor in pcbnew:
> > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kicad/+spec/module-editor
> >
> > The blueprint is one of the last phases of pcbnew conversion to the new
> > view component (aka GAL), described in "Unified Rendering Framework"
> > work package in the official KiCad road map.
> >
> > Please feel free to comment, we are open to discussion.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Orson, CERN
>
> Orson,
>
> I noticed that you included an alignment tool.  Is this tool only
> available in the footprint editor?  I would find an alignment tool
> equally useful in the board editor.  I'm guessing that the tools are
> reusable so it should not be too difficult to add the alignment tool to
> the board editor.  Everything else looks great.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wayne

Hi Wayne,

Thank you for the feedback. I cannot agree more, I had the same idea 
about the alignment tool. I think it will not be a big effort to have it 
in both places, so you can expect the functionality in the board layout 
editor as well.

Regards,
Orson