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Re: [OT-ish] Rotate while moving?

 

No dice in pcbnew.  I probably forgot to mention that, too.  The problem is in pcbnew.  I take it this is supposed to work?  I notice that it does work as I expect in eeschema (I can rotate with "R" in the middle of a move).

New version info:
Application: Pcbnew
Version: (5.99.0-1131-gcba46f5618), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.5
    libcurl/7.74.0 GnuTLS/3.7.2 zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.9 libidn2/2.3.2 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.3.0) libssh2/1.9.0 nghttp2/1.43.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.19.0-9-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    Build date: Nov 15 2021 15:39:35
    wxWidgets: 3.0.5 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
    Boost: 1.67.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.74.0
    Compiler: GCC 10.3.0 with C++ ABI 1014

Build settings:
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

Thanks,
-Brian

On 11/15/21 1:14 PM, Ian McInerney wrote:
Please update your build. That version string is showing that your current build is over 4 months old (it is from early June), and a loy of bugs have been fixed since then.

-Ian

On Mon, 15 Nov 2021, 5:49 pm Brian, <lotharyx@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:lotharyx@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    Sorry, I always forget to include that.

    Application: Pcbnew
    Version: (5.99.0-1130-ge92acbb7f-dirty), release build
    Libraries:
         wxWidgets 3.0.5
         libcurl/7.74.0 GnuTLS/3.7.2 zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.9
    libidn2/2.3.2
    libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.3.0) libssh2/1.9.0 nghttp2/1.43.0
    librtmp/2.3
    Platform: Linux 4.19.0-9-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
    Build Info:
         Build date: Jun  5 2020 19:11:31
         wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    GTK+ 3.24
         Boost: 1.67.0
         OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
         Curl: 7.64.0
         Compiler: GCC 8.3.0 with C++ ABI 1013

    Build settings:
         KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
         BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
         KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
         KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
         KICAD_SPICE=ON


    On 11/15/21 12:22 PM, Jeff Young wrote:
    > It works on my build (5.99).  What version are you running?
    >
    >> On 15 Nov 2021, at 16:58, Brian <lotharyx@xxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:lotharyx@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
    >>
    >> Hi,
    >>
    >> I would swear that at one time in the past, while moving /
    grabbing a symbol or footprint (M or G), I could rotate it in the
    midst of the move/grab operation by pressing R.  Somewhere along
    the way, that stopped working; now I can only move, grab, OR rotate.
    >>
    >> Is there some option that controls this?  Being able to rotate
    while moving saves a lot of clicks when I'm trying to determine
    the best fit, turning a part this way and that while moving it
    around...
    >>
    >> I know this is more of a usage question than a development
    question, so please excuse the noise if this is the complete wrong
    place to ask.
    >>
    >> Thanks,
    >> -Brian
    >>
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