I have been digging and understanding more - I believe line 717 in
edit_tool_move_fct.cpp should be:
nextItem->Move( controls->GetMousePosition( true ) -
nextItem->GetPosition());
This moves the item to the current cursor, without destroying the shape of
the track if the item is a track.
A set position method would be really nice to have, but this in effect does
the same thing.
Feel free to direct me on what to do with this information. I am just
getting my feet and Im an adult, so just let me know directly if posting
this information here is the wrong thing to do. I think I found an issue,
and the solution, but what to do next - I have no idea.
Regards
Stuart
On Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 3:27:09 PM UTC+1 Stuart Tyler wrote:
> Hi,
> I have my KiCad Windows development system going and browsing my way
> through pcbnew, getting up to speed on the internal workings of moving and
> dragging.
>
> I think I have observed an issue in moveIndividually, the ctrl-M command.
> When you select multiple traces, the first trace is moved nicely, but every
> trace after that is mangled. I believe this is because in
> edit_tool_move_fct.cpp on line 717:
> nextItem->SetPosition( controls->GetMousePosition( true ) );
>
> When the item is a track, only one end of the track is moved, and so now
> the tack shape is mangled.
>
> When this line is commented out, the track shape is maintained, but the
> grab position is not at the track and is really annoying. As this is my
> first playing with KiCad and pcbnew, I am unsure on how to make the mouse
> position warp to the current track location, or move the track to the
> current mouse location without damaging the track shape.
>
> This would then fix the moveIndividually ctrl-M command for tracks.
>
> Regards
> Stuart
>
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