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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

I personally don't see why this is a toggled feature, there is space
enough for it in the context menu as is I think.

2015-11-21 3:41 GMT+01:00 Jon Neal <reportingsjr@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I just want to make sure everyone is ok with this change:
>
> Currently when you want to use the "Global spread and place" tool for
> spreading out footprints you have to click the "mode footprint" button. This
> hides this functionality from most people. So much so that I have a bookmark
> to a picture of the button for when people ask how to use the function.
>
> Would anyone be opposed if the "global spread and place" tool is just
> normally shown in the context menu without requiring that button? And if the
> button doesn't have any other function can it just be removed?
>
> Here is a bug with a few people asking for this change:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1495294
>
> Jon
>
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