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[Sergey Borshch <sb-sf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 01.03.2016 15:23, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> I was under the impression
> that the user was trying to delete a trace and a nearby footprint was
> deleted rather than the trace.  That shouldn't happen without a
> disambiguation menu.
So you'll get annoying menu every time you want to delete wire under 
footprint in wire placement mode. I propose to add some intelligence:
let's current selected tool take precedence in selection. For example, 
in wire placement mode if user press del key while pointing mouse cursor 
to the wire under footprint, wire can be deleted without menu. If there 
is only footprint under cursor - it can be deleted without menu. If 
there more than one wire or more than one non-wire items (footprints or 
footprint and drawing line or line and filled zone) under cursor - menu 
appears. If there is more than one wire and another non-wire item(s) 
under cursor - menu appears, but only wires shown.

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   Sergey A. Borshch            mailto: sb-sf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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