gEDA-dev: Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit

[John Griessen]

Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:00:13 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
> 
>> At many points you have the option
>> to click a point, or type coords / options etc..
> 
> This is indeed feature I sorely miss in pcb: A way to numerically enter 
> parameters of existing objects. E.g. position, line thickness, or 
> clearance. Is this omission based on a conscious decision? Or did simply 
> nobody dare to introduce a whole new interface concept? 

I think it is not new, and ready to be completed, and not done yet.
action commands can do what you say, just not in a super condensed,
context oriented way...  There is a text command with keywords you can
find in the code for every key or mouse button press.

How to do either or when you get to a decision point I'm not sure about,
but distance numbers can be entered now, (at lest in recent versions of GTK or lesstif HIDs.

John Griessen
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