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[Andrey Kuznetsov <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually I'd prefer there to be only 1 selector tool, every program that
I've used that made the distinction of 2 mouse pointers with slightly
different functionality of selection has made it HELL to use.
The act of switching between the two cursors is a PITA, whereas a silent
selector switch based on user motion/action is a more natural and easier to
perform action without requiring brain input, muscle memory and intent are
all that's required.

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 8:05 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On 5/4/2017 10:53 AM, Marco Ciampa wrote:
> > On Thu, May 04, 2017 at 02:36:06PM +0200, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> >> Personally I would like the box select to update selections online while
> >> dragging, this would be very informative. I also think that maybe this
> >> functionality would be better with a modifier button now that I think
> about
> >> it, since sometimes I cannot starta a drag move in one corner due to a
> large
> >> footprint residing there and then getting selected.
> >
> > +1
> >
> > I like the GIMP way:
> >
> >  - CTRL+drag means substract objects from the selecion
> >    and appears little minus symbol near the pointer to feedback this
> >
> >  - SHIFT+drag means add objects to the selection
> >    and appears little plus symbol near the pointer to feedback this
>
> Custom cursors for inside versus intersect selection could be a good way
> to make the different selection bounding box feature discover-able
> without being too distracting to the user.
>
> >
> >> But the hidden features problem is one that is starting to affect more
> and
> >> more of pcbnew since functionality is added continuosly.
> >
> > agree
> >
> >> I know there is a manual for pcbnew, maybe tools should have some
> shortcut
> >> to go to the relevant section of that manual? Or the tools have a
> shortcut
> >> to go a "tool manual" I have no clue on how to achieve this, but It
> would be
> >> nice.
> >
> > again this would be very handy as it is already present for instance in
> GIMP.
> >
> > We should figure out how to obtain this, at least for HTML... I have some
> > ideas about how it can be obtained but I have to check for those
> > feasibility...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
>
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