No it is actually something that I had been trying to solve as well in the beginning. It is a bit counter-intuitive, but it is no problem in the end.
Cheers, Dimitris On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:31:33 -0000 "tom_iphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dimitris, > > hooray, that was the trick!!! Now it's working!!! > Maybe that's an obvious technique for Linux users, in Windows it's > not. > Anyway, thanks for your help! > > Regards Tom > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Dimitris Lampridis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:52:33 -0000 > > "tom_iphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi David, > > > > > > > You must click on the rectange tool on the right hand toolbar > > > > > > That's what I do and I see the pen icon, but the rectangle > vanishes > > > after clicking again! Doesn't work with circles or arcs either! > > > ??? > > > Tom > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "yajeed2000" <david@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "tom_iphi" <iphi@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I have just started playing with KiCAD by working through the > > > > > tutorial "KiCad Step by Step Tutorial" by David Jahshan: > kicad at > > > > > iridec.com.au. > > > > > > > > > > I'm stuck in libedit while creating a connector. I could > create > > > the > > > > > pins all right, but when I draw the rectangle around the pin > > > names, it > > > > > won't remain visible, i.e. I draw it and when the final shape > is > > > > > reached I press the left mouse button, then the whole object > > > including > > > > > pins moves with the mouse. Then I place it somewhere and > press > > > the left > > > > > mouse button again and the rectangle is gone, while the pins > are > > > still > > > > > there. > > > > > > > > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > You must click on the rectange tool on the right hand toolbar to > > > > create a rectangle for the symbol. If you don't click on this > icon > > > > your are in block select mode, which means you can select > several > > > > objects at the same time (all those within the rectangle that > you > > > see) > > > > and move them around the schematic sheet. > > > > > > > > David. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > if I'm not mistaken, you shouldn't "drag" the rectangle around your > > symbol. Instead you should select your tool, then click ONCE on the > > drawing to start the rectangle, move your mouse without pressing any > > buttons, and click a second time to end the tool. > > > > Cheers, > > Dimitris > > > > -- -------------------------------------------- Dimitris Lampridis | Computer Engineer cosine Research BV | CCI reg.nr: 28091022 Niels Bohrweg 11 | 2333 CA Leiden, NL tel: +31 71 5241840 | fax: +31 71 5284963 -------------------------------------------- http://cosine.nl
