Now we are really straying into new-feature land... as far as I can tell, there is no code in eeschema for "locate and zoom to fit a net". I could pick some random object on the net and locate that without much code, but is that the behavior we want? (especially for nets that exist on multiple sheets)
-Jon On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Nick Østergaard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > I just tested this woth both patches applied. It seems that selecting nets > in eeschema the zoom to view works good in pcbnew, but the other way around > not so well. It does not always zoom to the net in eeschema when selecing > nets in pcbnew. > > 2018-01-07 3:30 GMT+01:00 Jon Evans <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Wayne, >> >> Give this patch a try on top of my first one and see if it does what you >> want. >> >> -Jon >> >> On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 8:58 PM, Chris Pavlina <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 01:48:34AM +0000, Jon Evans wrote: >>> > Do I get a pass if I did this because I was browsing the bug list >>> looking >>> > for more things to fix? ;-) >>> >>> I suppose so, I disagree with it having been classified as a bug but >>> that's not your fault ;) >>> >>> > >>> > Wayne, I'll work on the recentering in PcbNew, it shouldn't be too >>> much to >>> > add. >>> > >>> > On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 7:45 PM, Chris Pavlina <[email protected] >>> > >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > > I like it too, I just worry that by accepting even small features >>> during >>> > > freeze we're encouraging people to do things that aren't bugfixes and >>> > > release cleanup... >>> > > >>> > > On Sun, Jan 07, 2018 at 12:35:58AM +0000, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >>> > > > Jon, >>> > > > >>> > > > I just tested this and I like it! It doesn't seem like a high risk >>> > > > feature so if now one objects I'm going to merge it. If you have >>> time, >>> > > > I do have one minor request. When highlighting a net in the board >>> > > > editor, if the net in the schematic editor is scrolled of the >>> display, >>> > > > the schematic editor centers the net so you can see it. The same >>> thing >>> > > > does not happen when a net is highlighted in the schematic editor >>> and >>> > > > the net on the board is scrolled off the display. Would you >>> please fix >>> > > > this so the net in the board editor is centered on the display >>> when the >>> > > > net in the schematic editor is selected. >>> > > > >>> > > > Thanks, >>> > > > >>> > > > Wayne >>> > > > >>> > > > On 01/06/2018 03:52 PM, Jon Evans wrote: >>> > > > > I implemented this in response to a bug report: >>> > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1738875 >>> > > > > >>> > > > > But it is kind of on a blurred line between bug fix and new >>> feature. >>> > > > > I'll leave it up to Wayne et. al. to decide on if to merge this >>> for V5. >>> > > > > >>> > > > > Basically, beforehand, cross-probing highlighted nets only if you >>> > > > > clicked on a component pad. >>> > > > > Now there is a separate cross-probing message for a net name, so >>> that >>> > > if >>> > > > > the highlight tool is selected in both eeschema and pcbnew, >>> selecting >>> > > > > any part of a net will cross-probe. >>> > > > > >>> > > > > -Jon >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > > > > Post to : [email protected] >>> > > > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > > > Post to : [email protected] >>> > > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > > >>> > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > > Post to : [email protected] >>> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > > >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >
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