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[Simon Küppers <simon.kueppers@xxxxxx>]

Oh wait, there are a few mistakes.

1. Select elements
2. Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+X)
3. Cursor changes. Now select origin by clicking.

4. Ctrl+V (paste)
5. Elements are now moving with the offset to the cursor that has been
selected in Step 3
6. Final Click to place the items. Cursor might be snapping to the grid
here.

Best Regards

Am 17.09.2017 um 20:39 schrieb Simon Küppers:
> Altium Designer handles it the following way:
> 
> 1. Select elements
> 2. Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+V)
> 3. Cursor changes. Now select origin by clicking.
> 4. Elements are now moving along with constant offset to cursor
> 5. Move to destination and click again (cursor might be snapping to
> grid) to paste elements
> 
> 
> 
> Am 17.09.2017 um 19:56 schrieb Kristoffer Ödmark:
>> Thanks for taking the time to test this, I know testing takes time!
>>
>> I took a look at some of the things you mentioned.
>>
>>  - I fixed menu entries
>>  - I changed some names of functions ( still kept appendFromClipboard,
>> but made the action called pasteFromClipboard )
>>  - Footprints now render correctly
>>  - Added Cut functionality ( not thoroughly tested, just chained a
>> copyToClipboard and then a EDIT_TOOL::Remove action after that
>>
>> I am a bit unsure about how to proceed with the reference point you
>> mentioned, but I think I understand what you want there.
>>
>> Please have a look when appropriate, I rather not have to update the
>> entire branch in a few months though
>>
>> - Kristoffer
>>
>> On 09/17/2017 05:33 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
>>> On 17.09.2017 17:06, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
>>>> Hey again, I needed this feature again when copying some tedious
>>>> silkscreen drawings that I have not made into a footprint.
>>>>
>>>> Updated my branch to fit into master. I do agree that adding context
>>>> menu entries should be done, but I do not feel it necessary for merging
>>>> this unless any other bugs are found.
>>>
>>> Hi Kristoffer,
>>>
>>> I tried your patch and I would really love to merge it after some
>>> polishing up. Few observations below:
>>> - Menu items are necessary. I consider the feature incomplete if it can
>>> be only invoked by a keyboard shortcut. We have a lot of users
>>> complaining that some functions can be only accessed by shortcuts, why
>>> add another item to their list of complaints?
>>> - Missing 'Cut' function (Ctrl-X). If we are to add copy-paste, it
>>> should work as in every other program.
>>> - Name internal events/actions correspondingly to the actions visible in
>>> the menus (e.g. copyToClipboard, pasteFromClipboard, etc.), using names
>>> like appendFromClipboard, etc. is IMHO confusing.
>>> - It would be useful to let the user select a reference point with a
>>> mouse when copying/cutting items. This point would become attached to
>>> the mouse cursor when the items are being pasted.
>>> - While pasting a footprint, it only appears when you click LMB. Other
>>> items are displayed while moving the mouse in paste mode.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am unsure what you mean with netlist-path. If that is that the
>>>> timestamp or unique identifier is not there, then from what i gather
>>>> that is the same as manually adding a component in pcbnew.
>>>>
>>>> - Kristoffer
>>>>
>>>> On 06/23/2017 07:00 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>>>>> Kristoffer,
>>>>>
>>>>> I finally had a chance to test this and it seems to work fine.  You
>>>>> definitely need to add copy and paste to the context menu and probably
>>>>> to the main menu as well.  While ctrl-c and ctrl-v are will known,
>>>>> Pcbnew has never had a copy and paste feature so it may be wise to add
>>>>> the menu entries for existing users.  The only issue I see is that the
>>>>> netlist path is empty so I'm not sure how the this will effect the
>>>>> ratsnest and connectivity algorithms.  I'm OK with it as long as no one
>>>>> else objects.
>>>>>
>>>>> Orson,
>>>>>
>>>>> would you please take a look at this when you get a chance to see if
>>>>> this makes sense as far as the tool framework goes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Wayne
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/21/2017 4:32 PM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
>>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I fixed the kicad clipboard code according to your comments, it is now
>>>>>> linked to ctrl+c and ctrl+v, utilizing different code paths
>>>>>> depending on
>>>>>> what frame they are invoked at.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also fixed the crashes when trying to paste strange stuff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The code is available for testing at:
>>>>>>     
>>>>>> https://code.launchpad.net/~kristoffer-odmark/kicad/+git/kicad/+ref/copypasta
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One thing is missing since I am unsure how to proceed,
>>>>>> the context menu entries.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Should I create a new clipboard_tool.cpp/h file and add context
>>>>>> entries
>>>>>> from there?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Should I add the context entries in the files where they are now?
>>>>>> ( selection menu for copying to clipboard, pcbnew_control for pasting,
>>>>>> module editor tool for pasting in module editor )
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Should I do it someway enterily different?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please advice
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Kristoffer
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2017-05-08 15:41, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Kristoffer,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It is a neat feature. Your application is a good application, but I
>>>>>>> think it would really shine in the footprint editor.
>>>>>>> Unfortunately, it
>>>>>>> crashes when I tried to copy and paste a bunch of pads. Could you
>>>>>>> check it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> IMHO it would be better to keep standard Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V hot
>>>>>>> keys, as
>>>>>>> this is what people are likely to press when they want to copy or
>>>>>>> paste
>>>>>>> items. These two functions also deserve an entry in the right-click
>>>>>>> context menu. Let's not add more hidden features in KiCad.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Speaking of which, you can also have a look at
>>>>>>> MODULE_EDITOR_TOOLS::{Copy,Paste}Items()
>>>>>>> (pcbnew/tools/module_editor_tools.cpp). Yes, you guessed it -
>>>>>>> there was
>>>>>>> already copy & paste for the module editor, but it was not properly
>>>>>>> exposed, mea culpa. We need to pick one way, and remove the other.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are also some code formatting violations that also should be
>>>>>>> handled before merging the patch. Tools like uncrustify or
>>>>>>> clang-format
>>>>>>> will do most of the boring work for you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If we decide to choose your way, then you need to add GPL license
>>>>>>> header
>>>>>>> for kicad_clipboard.{cpp,h} too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Orson
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 05/04/2017 10:40 AM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hello all!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Last night I was doing some design that used a PCB antenna. I had
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> antenna design made in zones, It was very frustrating to try to copy
>>>>>>>> this between an old design and a new one since I had to use a
>>>>>>>> texteditor
>>>>>>>> ( very glad that I could though ).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> After this I figured that this should be able to be copy-pasted
>>>>>>>> between
>>>>>>>> pcbs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So I have now implemented a subclass of the PCB_IO, that can
>>>>>>>> format an
>>>>>>>> entire board or a selection to the clipboard in textformat, and then
>>>>>>>> created a subclass to the PCB_PARSER that parses from the clipboard
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> reuses the "append board" functionality to add them back. It also
>>>>>>>> does
>>>>>>>> remove the "path" properties of modules. This allows me to
>>>>>>>> copy-paste
>>>>>>>> things between different PCBs in kicad. The shortcut keys are
>>>>>>>> ctrl+shift+c and ctrl+shift+v so that people dont use this by
>>>>>>>> mistake :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think that this might be useful for reusing designs in some
>>>>>>>> manner,
>>>>>>>> and if this is in Kicad, my next step would be to start looking into
>>>>>>>> some tool to link the pasted modules to symbols in the schematic.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Give me some insight on what you think about this please :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> video: https://youtu.be/4SuUzma0Ua4
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (only tested in linux)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - Kristoffer
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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