Re: gEDA-user: PCB Trim/extend traces

[Jonatan Åkerlind <jonatan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On tor, 2006-12-21 at 09:40 -0600, John Griessen wrote:
> 
> There is a setting for mouse snap to line ends snap distance, I think, but could 
> not find it in the manual just now.  I make sure my lines are on grid with a 
> larger grid setting than 1 mil.  5 mils is enough, and more can be good also. 
> The place on a line end to grab -- the line dragging handle -- is the center of 
> the circle or semicircle that forms the line end.   When you got the entire line 
> to move, you might have had it selected, or your mouse landed on the line, not 
> on the line-end-circle's center.
> 
> The PCB menu Settings-->ThinDraw or toggling default keybinding <key>i changes 
> all traces between a centerline only appearance where the line end is the grab 
> handle, and normal view showing the extent of copper for a trace.
> 
> With a 5 mil grid, I can select and  move lines well while looking at about 2500 
> mils across my screen, a fairly "high" view, which always helps productivity.
> 
> John G

thanks, will try your tips with my next design

/jonatan



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