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Re: [FEATURE] Partial selection in pcbnew

 

Looks like module text fields should be culled from the selection in
::SanitizeSelection if the parent module is also selected.

On 11 May 2017 04:15, "Joakim Asplund" <joakimas@xxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Oliver Walters <
> oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> a) PCBNEW
>>
>> Selecting part of a MODULE (right to left) will select both the entire
>> module and also any parts of the module that you touched (lines, pads,
>> etc). Then, when you move the module, the doubly-selected items are moved
>> twice! It is hard to describe properly but if you try this you will see
>> what I mean.
>>
>>
> Hi!
>
> I've noticed that this behavior can also be triggered by first selecting a
> component text field (such as the reference) and then while holding SHIFT
> either clicking the component it belongs to or using the selection
> rectangle. It seems to have been this way since a long time back, and is
> still like this in the master branch as of today, May 10.
>
> Doubly-selected text fields will move twice as far when the selected items
> are moved.
>
> Best regards,
> Joakim
>

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