On 11/2/2015 3:38 PM, Garth Corral wrote: > >> On Nov 2, 2015, at 12:20 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 11/2/2015 3:00 PM, Garth Corral wrote: >>> >>>> On Nov 2, 2015, at 10:25 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 11/1/2015 9:42 AM, Bernhard Stegmaier wrote: >>>>> If this capability should be added now, it should be done >>>>> consistent for all platforms. >>>>> We had this discussion for OS X already way back, but back then >>>>> nobody seemed to be interested in adding also for Windows/Linux… >>>>> >>>>> Garth made some changes where you even could switch between mouse >>>>> wheel X/Y panning and normal behaviour via preferences menu. >>>> >>>> If I remember correctly, Garth's changes broke the existing behavior >>>> which made it a non-starter. If this fix didn't break the existing >>>> behavior then I wouldn't have a problem accepting it but not until after >>>> the stable release. It's getting too late for changes that could >>>> potentially introduce new bugs. Our mouse event handling code is a mess >>>> and very fragile so adding more changes to it is just inviting problems. >>>> >>> To be clear, it did not break the behavior. It was a conscious >>> decision to change the currently broken behavior. I knew it would >>> not be received well, but whatever. >> >> Refresh my memory. What is broken about the current behavior? I >> thought this was adding new behavior to handle track pad devices which >> should not have impacted the mouse scroll wheel panning. Are you saying >> that this could not be implemented without changing the current panning >> behavior? >> > I changed the behavior with regard to the panning direction and modifier > keys to be more in line with UI convention and also to fix the incorrect > left/right panning with the mousewheel. When you’re rolling a > mousewheel up and down you might not notice or care which left/right > direction that translates to when modified, but when you’re actually > scrolling in four directions on a trackpad it becomes obvious. So it’s > unlikely that most mouse users would notice that there is any issue, but > trackpad users will. > > The point is sort of moot now anyway. I’m not currently in a position > to commit that code. I think that Bernhard had some parallel changes in > his tree that accomplish much of the same things. Perhaps that can go > in at some point. I still occasionally see posts on forums & lists > complaining of OS X usability issues around trackpad use, it would be > good to sort that out. I’m trying to work with my employer so that I’ll > be able to contribute again in the future but I’m pretty much out at > this point. > > Garth >
Thanks for the update. Maybe Bernhard can get this in shape for soon after the stable release. I hope your employer gives you some leeway to contribute to KiCad. It would be nice to have another OSX dev to help out. Wayne _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
