gEDA-user: Gtk grid changes on mm/mil toggle

[Andrew Poelstra <asp11@xxxxxx>]

Hey all,


Right now in the Gtk HID when you change grid units between
mm/mil, it will try to translate your grid setting into the
new units by finding something "sufficiently close" in the
menu.

For example, select 5mil and toggle the mm/mil button. You
will see the grid toggle between 5mil and 0.1mm.


What is the opinion on this feature? To me it seems to violate
the principle of least surprise, especially since it only
works for certain grid sizes.

It also forces gtk to make some dangerous assumptions about
what grid sizes are in the menu. If the user changes the menu
with gpcb-menu.res, the gtk HID will still assume the old
values, and do its closest-match based on that.

To the user, this would appear to be a randomly-selected,
unannounced, unintended, subtle setting change.


Can I remove this behavior?


-- 
Andrew Poelstra
Email: asp11 at sfu.ca OR apoelstra at wpsoftware.net
Web:   http://www.wpsoftware.net/andrew/



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