Jeepers Brian why didn't you say so earlier? I tried your patch but found it a bit clunky and I think it had a refresh problem as well.
Now you tell me all I have to do is undock the placement tools toolbar - and voila! No more panning problems. Doh! Thanks for the tip. Tom. > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2002 4:55 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Auto-Pan patch <was> Speaking of Protel Bugs. > > > For those of you who didn't figure it out: > > "My auto-pan patch is a FULLY FUNCTIONAL insult to Protel." > > All I did was place 2 or more "Always On Top" windows > over Protel's display screen. > > This is why some people who have ATI & Matrox video > cards, or any other problematic brands, do not experience the > lockup of the > mouse. IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE 1 OR MORE TOOL BARS OVER THE > PROTEL PCB WINDOW. This is IDENTICAL as having my 2 dummy windows, in > my pan patch, over your Protel screen. > > For years now, Protel has had issues with panning-mouse > snagging, & if a fully functional fix is to add a few small windows > always on top of Protel's display refresh area, then > something fundamentally weird with how Protel works within > the system when > panning the screen. > > Perhaps at Protel, the panning issue never comes up, > because, they always test their software with the default tool applets > floating over the PCB work area. I like to place my tool > applets snapped along a vertical, or horizontal border. This does not > count since Protel doesn't have to draw beneath these tool windows. > > ____________ > Brian Guralnick > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Voice (514) 624-4003 > Fax (514) 624-3631 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Creer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 2:07 AM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Auto-Pan patch <was> Speaking of Protel Bugs. > > > > I've got a funny feeling he's talking about yours, Brian > > > > TC > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2002 3:27 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Auto-Pan patch <was> Speaking of Protel Bugs. > > > > > > > 2. ) I am also betting that the anti-intuitave panning is > still there (yes > > > Ian, I know that you like it, and I know that you wrote a > routine to fx > > it, > > > but it still is backwards and unlike no other system in > the world). > > > > > > JaMi Smith > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Ian has an auto-pan patch? What does it do? Where can I get it? > > > > ____________ > > Brian Guralnick > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Voice (514) 624-4003 > > Fax (514) 624-3631 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "JaMi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "JaMi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 10:22 PM > > Subject: [PEDA] Speaking of Protel Bugs. > > > > > > > Speaking of Protel Bugs . . . > > > > > > What are the odds on whether your favorite Bug has been > fixed in DXP? > > > > > > 1. ) I am betting that the Keyboard / Mouse problem that > has been there > > > since Protel 98 has not been fixed. > > > > > > 2. ) I am also betting that the anti-intuitave panning is > still there (yes > > > Ian, I know that you like it, and I know that you wrote a > routine to fx > > it, > > > but it still is backwards and unlike no other system in > the world). > > > > > > 3. ) I am also betting that Protel's "Print Dialogue" box > is also still > > > backwards as compared to the rest of the world (For those > that don't > > > consider the way that Protel handles printing a bug, go > play with Adobe > > > Acrobat (or any other Windows Application) for a while > then come back to > > > Protel to see how it it is not done right). Also, show me > one other major > > > application in the Windows world that has a Print Icon on > a toolbar that > > > invokes a Printer Dialog Box that will not print anything > at all, as the > > one > > > in the PCB 3-D View (It only does printer setup). > > > > > > 4. ) I guess my one real question will be what have the done with > > Schematic. > > > Will it still act like a bastard sibling that has been > hastily patched > > into > > > a system where it is totally foreign "function" wise, or have they > > actually > > > taken the time to properly integrate it into the > environment so that > > things > > > like panning, zooming, and function keys, will work the > same as within the > > > other applications. > > > > > > Who's giving what odds? > > > > > > What else do you have for the list? > > > > > > No fair on you guys who have been beta testing letting > the cat out of the > > > bag. > > > > > > JaMi Smith > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > ********** > > > * Tracking #: 194767ADA7AA1E4E85C23695D58B302A7C6D1DC3 > > > * > > > > ************************************************************** > ********** > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * > > * To leave this list visit: > > * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html > > * > > * Contact the list manager: > > * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * > > * Forum Guidelines Rules: > > * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html > > * > > * Browse or Search previous postings: > > * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
