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[Jon Neal <reportingsjr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm, it could probably just be an option in the netlist import. "spread
components on import"

On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 3:05 AM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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