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Re: [OT-ish] Rotate while moving?

 

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On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 12:43 PM Brian <lotharyx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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> 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> 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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