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Date:	Fri, 9 Dec 2011 23:24:33 +0100
From:	Gabriel Paubert <paubert AT iram DOT es>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Latest gschem misfeature
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On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 10:38:10PM +0100, Kai-Martin wrote:
> On 12/09/2011 01:40:26 PM, Gabriel Paubert wrote:
>
>> Actually this feature is useful (to me at least) in some cases, when
>> opening an old schematic and trying to find where wires go.
>
> Spaghetti wires? :-P

Not really, but they are really different nets so busses are not an option
and labeling each one takes much more space on the schematic. Besides
that finding all identical labels in a large schematic is not easy.

> On second thought, this could be very useful even on tidy schematics,
> if it included named nets, too.

Very good idea, but I'm afraid it needs too many changes.

>
>
>> But I would not mind if it were bound to a modifier like Alt(Mod1).
>
> IMHO, modifier+mouse click is too valuable to give away for such a
> seldomly needed feature. How about treating it as a specific action
> that acts on selections. Much like EE does.

What's EE? 

	Gabriel

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