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[Kristoffer Ödmark <kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello!

I like the functionality a lot! Selection is probably the one thing that 
is used most of all functions in kicad, so I clearly like that it can be 
done in multiple ways! I do however wonder how one would find and 
discover this functionality?

- Kristoffer

On 05/02/2017 09:25 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> I have attached a patch-set that implements "partial selection" of 
> objects when the selection box is dragged right-to-left.
>
> L -> R = Objects must be completely enclosed to be selected
> R -> L = Objects that intersect the selection rectangle will be selected.
>
> To achieve this I had to fix a lot of the HitTest implementations as 
> this was broken for most shapes, under a variety of edge cases (some 
> HitTest code did not work at all).
>
> There are two issues I see as outstanding, and am unsure how to proceed:
>
> 1. When editing a PCB, selecting part of a footprint (e.g. a line of the 
> courtyard) selects both that line and the entire footprint. This causes 
> some issues when the footprint is dragged around the PCB. I believe that 
> the line should not be selected separately, but the entire footprint should.
>
> 2. The inverse of 1. In the footprint editor, selecting a single 
> graphical item selects the entire footprint. Somehow I would like to 
> filter the selection such that individual items are selected but NOT the 
> entire footprint.
>
> Feedback please! :)
>
> I have fixed hit testing (both for wxPoint and EDA_RECT comparison) for:
>
> - Pads (all shapes)
> - Lines
> - Circles
> - Arcs
> - Text items
> - Zones
> - Footprints
>
> Cheers,
> Oliver
>
>
>
>
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 -Kristoffer