One is absolute the other is resettable. Pressing the space bar will zero one set, this is very useful for measuring distances and getting things like board edges to align.
Andy On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:47:59 -0000 "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote: > I noticed that at the bottom of the screen there are two boxes which display > coordinates, one with X Y coordinates, the other with x y coordinates. (Note > the difference in capitalization, as that is what I am concerned with.) I > understand how the coordinates displayed there correspond to position of my > cursor on the diagram, but what I do not understand is why they are > apparently the same. The lower case and uppercase coordinates always report > the same thing, whether I am moving an object, selecting an area, or just > placing the cursor on the screen, BOTH the lower and upper case coordinate > boxes report the position of the cursor with identical numbers. I can't > imagine they are actually supposed to report the same thing since that would > be redundant, but the fact is they are always the same as far as I can tell. > Am I missing something, like a situation where they DO display different > coordinates, or are they really the same? > Also, if there is any to customize what coordinate is displayed, for instance > if I move an object, the X Y coordinates could be where the piece started, > and the x y coordinates could be where cursor holding the object is currently > positioned, please let me know because that would be endlessly more useful > than two displays of identical information. > > Thanks for your help! > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > >
