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Re: Dangling symbols and dragging

 

I don't know how important this is but I wont object to fixing it.  I
didn't even notice it until you pointed it out.  Of course now I will
notice it every time I drag a block or symbol.

On 10/29/2018 1:48 PM, Jeff Young wrote:
> Ha!  Well, that would explain why I found it odd.
> 
> I’ll look into fixing it.
> 
> Cheers,
> Jeff.
> 
> 
>> On 29 Oct 2018, at 17:06, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> It's definitely different on 5.0.  When dragging a symbol, the pin
>> connections are marked as unconnected.  When dragging a symbol that is
>> part of a block that contains the wires connect to the pins of a
>> selected symbol, then the pins shown as connected.  In the dev branch
>> the symbol pins are always shown as unconnected block or no block.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> On 10/27/2018 6:05 AM, Jeff Young wrote:
>>> We currently display “unconnected” symbols on all connections when dragging objects.  This is a little disorienting when dragging a block, as internal connections are all marked as “unconnected” as well as external ones.  
>>>
>>> I imagine it’s always been this way, and I also imagine it would take a moderate effort to fix.  Does it bother anyone else, or is it just me?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jeff.
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