Re: gEDA-user: right-mouse-click rotate

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2010-02-17 at 17:11 +0000, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> I just used the before-pours of Peter Cliftons pcb repository for my 
> current project. A small change in the user interface made a big 
> difference: Right-mouse-click rotates the object the component under the 
> mouse clockwise by 90Â. This is a big relief during placement. I hope 
> this feature will make it to the main version!
> 
> ---<(kaimartin)>---

As far as I know, there is no such change on my before_pours branch -
and I don't seem to be able to "reproduce" the behaviour on the branch I
currently have built (which is after the "before_pours" branch.

Perhaps the key-binding has come from somewhere else?, or you have a
really really old checkout of my branch? I get right-click as pan when
moving objects about.


Looks like something was changed in this commit:

commit c85fd7cfa63f6a89cb8b9a03dd0002ffdb613729
Author: Jared Casper <jaredcasper@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Sun Jun 7 13:12:56 2009 -0400

    Teaching GTK hid to use mouse resources
after

(Which is before my "before_pours" branch).

The commit message claims to match the mouse resources in gpcb-menu.res
to with the old hardcoded behavior of the gtk hid as closely as
possible.


-- a/src/gpcb-menu.res
+++ b/src/gpcb-menu.res
@@ -12,23 +12,24 @@ Mouse =
 {
   Left = {
     Mode(Notify)
+    ctrl = { Mode(Save) Mode(None) Mode(Restore) Mode(Notify) }
+    shift-ctrl = { Mode(Save) Mode(Remove) Mode(Notify) Mode(Restore) }
     up = Mode(Release)
   }
   Right = {
-    { Mode(Save) Mode(Rotate) Mode(Notify) Mode(Release) Mode(Restore) }
+    Pan(1)
+    up = Pan(0)
+    shift = Popup(Popup1)
     ctrl = Display(CycleCrosshair)
   }
   Middle = {
-    Pan(1)
-    up = Pan(0)
-    ctrl = Pan(thumb,1)
-    ctrl-up = Pan(thumb,0)
+    Mode(Stroke)
+    up = Mode(Release)
+    ctrl = { Mode(Save) Mode(Copy) Mode(Notify) }
+    up-ctrl = { Mode(Notify) Mode(Restore) }
+    shift-ctrl = { Display(ToggleRubberbandMode) Mode(Save) Mode(Move) Mode(Not
+    up-shift-ctrl = { Mode(Notify) Mode(Restore) Display(ToggleRubberbandMode) 
   }
-  Up = Zoom(0.8)
-  Down = Zoom(1.25)
-# If you want zoom to center, do this instead.
-#Up = { {Zoom(0.8) Center()} }
-#Down = { {Zoom(1.25) Center()} }
 }
 
 MainMenu =


Personally, I prefer middle click pan, right click rotate (I think), I'm
not even sure I know what the "stroke" mode does. (Or perhaps the other
way around).

In gschem, when not placing components - middle click drag pans, but
when placing components.. middle click rotates by 90.

I don't really want to start a debate about what the best keybindings
are... just to point out that they are customisable in gpcb-menu.res

Best wishes,

Peter C.



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