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[Maciej Sumiński <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>]

Hi hauptmech,

On 07/20/2017 12:31 PM, hauptmech wrote:
> 
> I'm with Heikki. I've been using the GAL canvas for a complex project. I
> don't really have time to learn the nuances of the interactive router; I
> found that highlight collisions kept it from doing stuff I did not want
> in tight layouts and I fall back to legacy for things like tweaking
> track nodes and when I get tired of dropped mouse clicks.

Is there any related bug report so we could investigate the problem?

We realize that *any* change will have its opponents, therefore PNS
offers the highlight collision mode which is meant to work as the legacy
router. What is the difference in your opinion?

> It's hard to articulate well, but I get the feeling that the interactive
> router is either based on a single companies layout culture, or, with
> the utmost respect for all the awesome hard work that's gone into it,
> the authors are copying features in other software rather than working
> with the needs and user stories of users that they are in contact with.

Do you agree it is very hard to satisfy everyone with a single solution?
KiCad offers multiple options to adjust it to your needs. We would love
to hear your story, but please keep in mind that we are simply unable to
fulfill all requests.

Regards,
Orson

> Not that the legacy canvas is a perfect interface.
> 
> On 20/07/17 22:04, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 12:47:50PM +0300, Heikki Pulkkinen wrote:
>>> Hi Wayne
>>>
>>> Why not support legacy users? Why everybody should use gal canvas? Do
>>> not
>>> have to answer, just try to understand your politics.
>> It's legacy because new tools are not available for it, like the P&S
>> router
>>
>> However before junking it *please* implement everything on the new one
>> (like the cursor behaviour which is way more useful to measure than the
>> new tool in the GAL view)

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