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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Jon,

Did you notice an performance hit with your patch?  Obviously there is 
going to be more overhead calculating a polygon versus a rectangle.  I 
just want to be sure we are not causing any usability issues due to the 
polygon calculations.

Thanks,

Wayne

On 02/18/2018 12:10 PM, Jon Evans wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The attached patch adds some plumbing to calculate and make use of a 
> polygonal bounding area for modules.  It fixes the below issue and in 
> general improves the accuracy of selection in my testing.
>
> This mechanism could be extended to other objects besides modules if 
> it's useful.  I figured I'd start by sending out this patch to get 
> feedback, and if it gets merged, look for other areas where we could 
> improve things by using polygons instead of bounding boxes.
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1749077
>
> -Jon
>
>
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