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[Bernhard Stegmaier <stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> On 20. Jul 2017, at 16:15, hauptmech <hauptmech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> The frequent mouse click drops I have not had time to understand enough to file a bug report. Whether it is PNS event handling or the load put on the system by PNS plus kicad or WX, I don't know.

I can confirm that, I also noticed these dropped/ignored mouse clicks when I did my last PCB.
Very annoying.

I was tempted to think that it might by only a macOS problem, since I didn’t see any reports yet.
I also didn’t find any real repro use-case to be able to debug deeper.


Regards,
Bernhard

> 
> On 20/07/17 23:41, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>> 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
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