Re: gEDA-user: Automatically start wire placement when you press the hotkey?

[yamazakir2 <yamazakir2@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, magnetic mode is an instant disable for me everytime I install gschem

On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:38 AM, John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Aug 11, 2011, at 5:48 AM, Krzysztof Kościuszkiewicz wrote:
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>> Author: Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>
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>>    This allows "magnetic net" mode to be used for the start-point of a net
>>    as well as its end-point, whilst still being able to initiate net drawing
>>    with the "n" key.
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> No, please, no. "Magnetic net mode" is a misfeature as far as I'm concerned: I always disable it. It's extremely prone to changing its mind in the milliseconds between the time I decide to click the mouse and the time I actually click it. And it never routes a net in a sensible way, so I mostly find myself holding down control when using it, so I can add midpoints in the right places.
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> The gschem UI is very efficient with its single key "switch modes *and* start an action" single-key accelerators. Please keep these intact.
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> John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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