I'm evaluating kiCAD.

Is there a way to turn on rubber banding of the wires in the schematic
editor?

When I drag a component it leaves the wires behind.

When I try and drag a wire it only allows me to drag its segments.  If
I want to include the whole wire then I must rubber band select it,
which then may also select a component that I may not want to drag.

The editing features are not very intuitive.

Usually, when working with graphical symbols, it is customary to just
select the symbol with your pointer by left mouse button which then
highlights it, then you simply drag it to where you want it to go (any
connecting lines / wires should stretch with it). If you want to work
with its properties you simply put the mouse pointer (or cross hears)
over it and right mouse click (hit enter), which then brings up a
speed menu with options that pertain to that object.  In this menu you
can even edit the symbol.

I am evaluating TinyCad.  It has very good editing features, and is
reasonably intuitive, - but is not being updated.  I think it would be
a good idea to integrate the TinyCad package into the kiCAD package. 
This would be a vast improvement in the schematic entry part of the
program.


























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