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Re: Selection tool that selects components and local connections

 

Nice! Looks good, and works perfectly here. Merged, thank you :)

On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 09:14:33AM +0100, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> Found some coding style errors that were fixed in this.
> 
> And in accordance with previous patches/features ive sent a youtube vid is
> now attached.
> 
> https://youtu.be/fISB7S5YFvo
> 
> - Kristoffer
> 
> On 2017-03-03 00:52, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> >Hello
> >
> >These two patches adds crossprobing to the schematic sheet in the same
> >way that crossprobing behaves when selecting components in eeschema. Ie
> >it selects all items that are only present on a specific sheet.
> >
> >I have only tested on linux for now.
> >
> >-Kristoffer
> >
> >On 2017-02-11 13:36, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> >>Merged. This looks very useful. Thank you for your contribution!
> >>
> >>On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 01:25:24PM +0100, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> >>>Sure! here comes!
> >>>
> >>>- Kristoffer
> >>>
> >>>On 2017-02-11 03:02, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> >>>>Can you update this again?
> >>>>
> >>>>On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 01:45:10PM +0100, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> >>>>>Updated the patch to fit on current master.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On 2017-02-08 21:14, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> >>>>>>I tried reverting back to master and found the same strange bugs on
> >>>>>>windows, so i do not think my patch causes them.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>example of bug:
> >>>>>>https://snag.gy/EesP2n.jpg
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>On 2017-02-08 19:17, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> >>>>>>>Hello again!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Since my groupselection required changes to the file format to be
> >>>>>>>useful. I have now created a selection tool that selects all
> >>>>>>>footprints
> >>>>>>>belonging on the same sheet or "deeper".
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>It also finds all nets that only have connections between
> >>>>>>>components on
> >>>>>>>the same or deeper sheet and selects them.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>It gives some functionality of the group selection idea and does not
> >>>>>>>break file format or any previous workflow.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Tested on linux, saw some strange right-click meny errors on
> >>>>>>>windows,
> >>>>>>>but the functionality works there as well when using the shortcut
> >>>>>>>key 'P'
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Attaching patch
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Video:
> >>>>>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUskyc7t_HA&feature=youtu.be
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>- Kristoffer
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>



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