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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

I guess they are good as is then :)

I tested on linux.

2018-01-07 15:50 GMT+01:00 Jon Evans <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Now we are really straying into new-feature land...  as far as I can tell,
> there is no code in eeschema for "locate and zoom to fit a net".
> I could pick some random object on the net and locate that without much
> code, but is that the behavior we want? (especially for nets that exist on
> multiple sheets)
>
> -Jon
>
> On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jon,
>>
>> I just tested this woth both patches applied. It seems that selecting
>> nets in eeschema the zoom to view works good in pcbnew, but the other way
>> around not so well. It does not always zoom to the net in eeschema when
>> selecing nets in pcbnew.
>>
>> 2018-01-07 <20%2018%2001%2007> 3:30 GMT+01:00 Jon Evans <
>> jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> Hi Wayne,
>>>
>>> Give this patch a try on top of my first one and see if it does what you
>>> want.
>>>
>>> -Jon
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 8:58 PM, Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 01:48:34AM +0000, Jon Evans wrote:
>>>> > Do I get a pass if I did this because I was browsing the bug list
>>>> looking
>>>> > for more things to fix? ;-)
>>>>
>>>> I suppose so, I disagree with it having been classified as a bug but
>>>> that's not your fault ;)
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > Wayne, I'll work on the recentering in PcbNew, it shouldn't be too
>>>> much to
>>>> > add.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 7:45 PM, Chris Pavlina <
>>>> pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > I like it too, I just worry that by accepting even small features
>>>> during
>>>> > > freeze we're encouraging people to do things that aren't bugfixes
>>>> and
>>>> > > release cleanup...
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 12:35:58AM +0000, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>>>> > > > Jon,
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > I just tested this and I like it!  It doesn't seem like a high
>>>> risk
>>>> > > > feature so if now one objects I'm going to merge it.  If you have
>>>> time,
>>>> > > > I do have one minor request.  When highlighting a net in the board
>>>> > > > editor, if the net in the schematic editor is scrolled of the
>>>> display,
>>>> > > > the schematic editor centers the net so you can see it.  The same
>>>> thing
>>>> > > > does not happen when a net is highlighted in the schematic editor
>>>> and
>>>> > > > the net on the board is scrolled off the display.  Would you
>>>> please fix
>>>> > > > this so the net in the board editor is centered on the display
>>>> when the
>>>> > > > net in the schematic editor is selected.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Thanks,
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Wayne
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > On 01/06/2018 03:52 PM, Jon Evans wrote:
>>>> > > > > I implemented this in response to a bug report:
>>>> > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1738875
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > > But it is kind of on a blurred line between bug fix and new
>>>> feature.
>>>> > > > > I'll leave it up to Wayne et. al. to decide on if to merge this
>>>> for V5.
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > > Basically, beforehand, cross-probing highlighted nets only if
>>>> you
>>>> > > > > clicked on a component pad.
>>>> > > > > Now there is a separate cross-probing message for a net name,
>>>> so that
>>>> > > if
>>>> > > > > the highlight tool is selected in both eeschema and pcbnew,
>>>> selecting
>>>> > > > > any part of a net will cross-probe.
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > > -Jon
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > >
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