Just tried this. It's REALLY nice to be able to nudge the model around by turning the scroll wheel over the fields. <3
Anyone test this on something other than Linux yet? I'd like to see this merged. On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 05:24:17PM +0100, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote: > Yes, you can still manually change the values, I tried that. > > The only change I did to the code was to change the stepping of the offset > to 0.1mm instead of 1 in this patch. the best thing is that you can now use > the scrollwheel as well. Wich makes rotating stuff a breeze. > > - Kristoffer > > On 2017-01-26 17:09, Chris Pavlina wrote: > >On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 09:49:40AM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >>If no one is opposed to adding spin controls to the 3D model selection > >>dialog, I'll commit this patch when I get a chance. I've never been > >>convinced that using a spin control to change a floating point number is > >>terribly useful but I'm guessing some users will prefer this over manual > >>entry of calculated values used by old curmudgeons like me. > > > >I can see value in it. When you're moving around a 3D model, you don't > >want to type in a specific value, you want to move it until it's > >aligned. If the model is far off it can be hard to guess what the offset > >should be like, so having a button to nudge it up and down could be nice. > > > >Might want to hold off for a bit though as I think there was talk about > >an updated patch in IRC, this might not be final > > > >> > >>On 1/26/2017 6:11 AM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote: > >>>Hello! > >>> > >>>One thing that has always bothered me is that when aligning 3D models to > >>>fit the footprint, one have to type the value and test, delete > >>>characters and test again. Very minor issue, but it still bothers me. > >>> > >>>With a spinbox the values can be changed using the mouse only. > >>> > >>>attaching the patch for this minor change. > >>> > >>>- Kristoffer > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >>>Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > >>>Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >>>More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >>Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > >>Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >>More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > >Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > >More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
