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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

This doesn't work on windows at all.  Changing any of the values either
with the spin buttons or direct entry into the edit control does not
update 3D view of the model.  This issue will need to be resolved before
the patch can be committed.

On 1/27/2017 8:16 AM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> Glad to hear it!
> 
> Also, I found that incrementing in steps of 10 for the rotations misses
> 45 deegrees, so changed that to 5 and made it wrap around at 180 as well.
> 
> Attaching that one!
> 
>  -Kristoffer
> 
> On 2017-01-27 13:47, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>> It's on my list for today.  It would be nice if an osx dev could test it
>> before it's committed just in case there is some unexpected behavior
>> on osx.
>>
>> On 1/27/2017 7:43 AM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
>>> 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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