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Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org> schrieb am 16. July 2019:

> I just pushed a series of commits to gEDA/gaf which mostly conclude
> what I had in mind for 1.9.3.

Good news!


> * Tool windows are now "dockable", i.e., they can be either used as
>    modal/non-modal dialogs or docked to the edges of the main window.

... and they are configurable from the GUI (in the menu "view").=20
Docks that actually work are a major step forward with regards to
usability.


> * The menus, toolbar, and keymap have been revamped to more closely
>    resemble the "standards" for a desktop application.  Some actions
>    have been assigned more accessible or memorable keys.

Finally, "find" can be found in the edit-menu :-)
I appreciate the revamp of the menues. IMHO, it was long overdue. The
toolbar is much more usefull, too. =20

>=20
> * Attaching and detaching attributes now work as expected:
>=20
>    - "Attributes / Attach Attributes" used to depend on the order in
>      which objects were selected, taking the first selected object as
>      the base object to attach attributes to, regardless of its type.
>      Now, the selected objects are searched for a base object of
>      suitable type, and only if exactly one is found, the attributes
>      are attached to it.
>=20
>    - "Attributes / Detach Attributes" used to work on selected
>      components and nets, detaching all attributes from these objects.
>      It now works on the selected *attributes*, allowing the user to
>      selectively detach specific attributes while leaving the rest
>      attached.
>=20
> * The "Light Color Scheme" (V L) selected from the menu now has a true
>    white background.

Very much appreciated :-))


>    - The coordinate origin is now indicated with slightly darker grid
>      lines.  (This can be enabled/disabled via "View / Show Origin".)

Simple but effective.


>    - The "Symbol Translate" action has been replaced with "Place
>      Origin" which lets the user select the position of the origin
>      interactively.

symbol translate has been one of the more obscure actions, anyway.



> * The "repeat" function of the middle mouse button now evaluates
>    actions at the current mouse position.
>=20
> * Mouse gestures work properly again.
>=20
> * Adding an attribute, changing the slot of a component, replacing the
>    contents of a picture, and selecting "Pan" from the menu used not to
>    work properly with undo/redo.  This has been fixed.

Possibly related: I'd like gschem to not pan and zoom on undo. So I put
these lines in my ~/.gEDA/gschemrc :

(warp-cursor "disabled")
(undo-panzoom "disabled")

However, gschem still un-zooms and un-pans on undo (with the u hotkey).=20


> * "Edit / Undo" and "Edit / Redo" now show the name of the action that
>    will be undone/redone.

nice.

Thank you for all the work invested in this update.

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