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[Diego Herranz <diegoherranz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> As far as Preferences, I agree that it’s the right place for
curved/straight (well, actually I’d be inclined to just offer curved, but I
already lost that fight)
Quick question: is curved ratsnest the default? I think it looks much
better so I'd vote to make it the default if it isn't, especially if that
option gets hidden into preferences.

Thanks,
Diego

On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 at 15:27, Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> So I’ll be the contrary one.
>
> First, I do agree with getting the number of access points down.
>
> However, I find myself turning the ratsnest on and off a lot.  And the
> toolbar is /much/ easier than the layers palette for that.
>
> As far as Preferences, I agree that it’s the right place for
> curved/straight (well, actually I’d be inclined to just offer curved, but I
> already lost that fight).  But why have shown/not shown in preferences?
> And for that matter units and coordinates.  These aren’t really
> set-and-forget types of things, and the options toolbar is both easier to
> access and more visible for inspection.
>
> So how about removing in/mm and polar/cartesian from Preferences (and
> leaving them and ratsnest on/off in the options toolbar), rather than
> moving ratsnest on/off to Preferences?
>
> Cheers,
> Jeff.
>
> On 13 Jun 2019, at 14:47, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 6/13/19 9:35 AM, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
>
> On 2019-06-12 22:50, Jon Evans wrote:
>
> I like that set of options. It fits in to my plan of absorbing as much
> as possible from the left toolbar into the layer widget as part of my
> overhaul of that part of the UI.
> I also think it would be totally fine to have it *only* in the layer
> widget, because we don't duplicate the other object visibility
> controls in Preferences.
>
>
> I like this even better.  Single location, placed with all view options.
>  Anyone have objections to this idea?
>
>
> The "Show ratsnest with curved lines" checkbox fits in to Preferences
> (and not the left toolbar) in my mind, because it seems like a "set
> and forget" kind of setting, not one that I would toggle on and off
> all the time while I'm working on a board (but maybe others
> disagree??)
>
>
> I tend to agree with this as well.  I've placed it in the preferences
> for now and I think removing it from the View menu and the left toolbar
> is a good idea.  Any objections to this idea?
>
> -S
>
>
> I don't have an issue with either of these.
>
> Wayne
>
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