Re: [Kicad-developers] Auto zoom-to-fit and the symbol editor
This seems like a perfectly acceptable solution to me. You may also want to add this option to the symbol viewer as well. I'm sure someone will request that as well. On 4/5/19 9:08 AM, John Beard wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > I think the current default is somewhat reasonable. If editing a > multi-unit part with substantially similar units, you are probably as > likely to want to keep your current zoom as reset it. And zoom reset > is a single keypress for when it isn't. > > As this is likely to be one of those things which have opposing camps > based on the library in question and the workflows, having a way to > configure it seems to me uncontroversial. There is probably space for > a button, but perhaps just a prefs UI will do (and then you can have > independent zoom lock for "symbol change" and "unit change > separately")? > > Cheers, > > John > > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 1:16 PM Jeff Young wrote: >> >> When picking a new symbol we zoom-to-fit it. However, when picking a >> different unit of the symbol being edited we don’t. >> >> A user has complained about this[1]. However, it’s not clear to me on >> balance which would be better. If you had a large symbol and were zoomed in >> on a particular area and needed to edit that area in multiple units, and >> auto-zoom-to-fit might be very annoying. On the other hand, if one unit has >> stuff outside the bounding box of other units you might miss that. >> >> Opinions on which would be better? >> >> Cheers, >> Jeff. >> >> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1823180 >> ___ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > ___ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Kicad-developers] Auto zoom-to-fit and the symbol editor
Hi Jeff, I think the current default is somewhat reasonable. If editing a multi-unit part with substantially similar units, you are probably as likely to want to keep your current zoom as reset it. And zoom reset is a single keypress for when it isn't. As this is likely to be one of those things which have opposing camps based on the library in question and the workflows, having a way to configure it seems to me uncontroversial. There is probably space for a button, but perhaps just a prefs UI will do (and then you can have independent zoom lock for "symbol change" and "unit change separately")? Cheers, John On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 1:16 PM Jeff Young wrote: > > When picking a new symbol we zoom-to-fit it. However, when picking a > different unit of the symbol being edited we don’t. > > A user has complained about this[1]. However, it’s not clear to me on > balance which would be better. If you had a large symbol and were zoomed in > on a particular area and needed to edit that area in multiple units, and > auto-zoom-to-fit might be very annoying. On the other hand, if one unit has > stuff outside the bounding box of other units you might miss that. > > Opinions on which would be better? > > Cheers, > Jeff. > > [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1823180 > ___ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kicad-developers] Auto zoom-to-fit and the symbol editor
When picking a new symbol we zoom-to-fit it. However, when picking a different unit of the symbol being edited we don’t. A user has complained about this[1]. However, it’s not clear to me on balance which would be better. If you had a large symbol and were zoomed in on a particular area and needed to edit that area in multiple units, and auto-zoom-to-fit might be very annoying. On the other hand, if one unit has stuff outside the bounding box of other units you might miss that. Opinions on which would be better? Cheers, Jeff. [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1823180 ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
