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[Bob Gustafson <bobgus@xxxxxxx>]

The crosshairs are useful for drawing straight lines - board edges - in
the example shown. The 'tool' used is the dotted line.

The arrow is used more to select things - like chips or pins or traces.

Hope this helps

Bob G

On 07/21/2015 03:19 PM, Bernhard Stegmaier wrote:
> OK, got it… the crosshair is only shown in some modes (didn’t really
> use GAL up to now).
> Yes, works also for me in GAL mode and not in default canvas.
>
> BTW:
> Is it on purpose that in GAL mode both the small/big crosshair *and*
> the usual mouse cursor (arrow) is shown?
>
>
> Regards,
> Bernhard
>
>
> > On 21 Jul 2015, at 19:28, Bob Gustafson <bobgus@xxxxxxx
> > <mailto:bobgus@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> > The screen shots are in GAL mode. I just confirmed now that the
> > default mode does not work - only a pen cursor. The Cairo mode does
> > work, but is slow.
> >
> > I used Adam's latest OSX debug nightly build.
> >
> > Bob G
> >
> > On 07/21/2015 12:17 PM, Bob Gustafson wrote:
> > > The crosshairs still work as I used them in the past:
> > >
> > > Using tutorial here:
> > > https://www.wayneandlayne.com/blog/2013/02/26/kicad-tutorial-pcb-edges/
> > >
> > > The two screen shots attached show the crosshairs cursor window wide
> > > and short
> > >
> > > On system:
> > >
> > > Application: kicad
> > > Version: (2015-07-20 BZR 5967)-product release build
> > > wxWidgets: Version 3.0.2 (debug,UTF-8,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC
> > > 4.2.1,STL containers,compatible with 2.8)
> > > Platform: Mac OS X (Darwin 14.4.0 x86_64), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac
> > > Boost version: 1.54.0
> > >          USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
> > >          USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
> > >          KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
> > >          KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
> > >          KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
> > >          USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
> > >          BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
> > >
> > > On 07/21/2015 11:51 AM, Bernhard Stegmaier wrote:
> > > > I am on a 5796 right now and it neither works in eeschema nor in
> > > > pcbnew both in default and GAL canvas.
> > > > In GAL canvas the toolbar button even doesn’t toggle correct, it
> > > > always as unselected.
> > > > In eeschema and pcbnew default canvas it does toggle, but that
> > > > doesn’t change anything.
> > > >
> > > > This is with my own builds (stock plus Garths panning changes).
> > > > I have some older ones I could also check, but as I said… I think
> > > > it never worked for me.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Bernhard
> > > >
> > > > > On 21 Jul 2015, at 15:58, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > There was a change in rev 5827 [1] by orson that added it to the GAL
> > > > > canvas. Maybe this commit broke it for OS X?
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you try a build from before that commit and verify that it
> > > > > actually worked at that time?
> > > > >
> > > > > [1]
> > > > > http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kicad-product-committers/kicad/product/revision/5827
> > > > >
> > > > > 2015-07-21 15:51 GMT+02:00 Jean-Paul Louis <louijp@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > > > > > I am using Adam’s nightly build.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I tried this on the three view modes, and result is the same. The
> > > > > > cursor shape is always the default system cursor, I cannot find a
> > > > > > way to have a large crosshair like it used to be available.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is that planned?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Jean-Paul
> > > > > > AC9GH
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Application: kicad
> > > > > > Version: (2015-07-13 BZR 5935)-product release build
> > > > > > wxWidgets: Version 3.0.2 (debug,UTF-8,compiler with C++ ABI
> > > > > > 1002,GCC 4.2.1,STL containers,compatible with 2.8)
> > > > > > Platform: Mac OS X (Darwin 14.4.0 x86_64), 64 bit, Little endian,
> > > > > > wxMac
> > > > > > Boost version: 1.54.0
> > > > > >          USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
> > > > > >          USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
> > > > > >          KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
> > > > > >          KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
> > > > > >          KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
> > > > > >          USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
> > > > > >          BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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