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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just tried this. It's REALLY nice to be able to nudge the model around
by turning the scroll wheel over the fields. <3

Anyone test this on something other than Linux yet? I'd like to see this
merged.

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 05:24:17PM +0100, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> Yes, you can still manually change the values, I tried that.
> 
> The only change I did to the code was to change the stepping of the offset
> to 0.1mm instead of 1 in this patch. the best thing is that you can now use
> the scrollwheel as well. Wich makes rotating stuff a breeze.
> 
> - Kristoffer
> 
> On 2017-01-26 17:09, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> >On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 09:49:40AM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> >>If no one is opposed to adding spin controls to the 3D model selection
> >>dialog, I'll commit this patch when I get a chance.  I've never been
> >>convinced that using a spin control to change a floating point number is
> >>terribly useful but I'm guessing some users will prefer this over manual
> >>entry of calculated values used by old curmudgeons like me.
> >
> >I can see value in it. When you're moving around a 3D model, you don't
> >want to type in a specific value, you want to move it until it's
> >aligned. If the model is far off it can be hard to guess what the offset
> >should be like, so having a button to nudge it up and down could be nice.
> >
> >Might want to hold off for a bit though as I think there was talk about
> >an updated patch in IRC, this might not be final
> >
> >>
> >>On 1/26/2017 6:11 AM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> >>>Hello!
> >>>
> >>>One thing that has always bothered me is that when aligning 3D models to
> >>>fit the footprint, one have to type the value and test, delete
> >>>characters and test again. Very minor issue, but it still bothers me.
> >>>
> >>>With a spinbox the values can be changed using the mouse only.
> >>>
> >>>attaching the patch for this minor change.
> >>>
> >>>- Kristoffer
> >>>
> >>>
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