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Re: Schematic capture: showing connecting line when moving name/value text

 

Yeah, it looks like it is missing in Version:
(6.0.0-rc1-dev-983-gabe1ffabd), release build
On Sat, 20 Oct 2018 at 12:43, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Le 19/10/2018 à 22:28, Henner Zeller a écrit :
> > Hi,
> > A long time ago, I added a little connecting line while moving the
> > label or value in the schematic editor (BZR4686 now as git commit:
> > 3132c70e54a0c5a61110eab7662e288398145c15 ), which is very helpful to
> > not loose track of which label belongs to which symbol.
> >
> > This feature seems to have gotten lost in recent changes (looking at
> > git master branch), possibly due to overhaul of how rendering is done
> > ?
> >
> > It looks like this code is currently work-in-progress, so it might be
> > just temporarily not working; but if this is on nobody's radar, I can
> > have a look at resurrecting this feature.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >   Henner.
> >
>
> Hi Henner,
>
> I am guessing it was lost when Eeschema was converted to GAL canvas
> rendering.
> I am thinking major issues are fixed, but many "small" issues are still
> here, so from this point of view, this is currently a work-in-progress.
>
> Do not hesitate to fix it (or them).
>
> --
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>
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