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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:14:23 -0700
From: Andrew Poelstra <asp11 AT sfu DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] RFC: increment dialog patch
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On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 09:10:17AM +1100, Stephen Ecob wrote:
> Thanks Andrew, this is a step forward.
> 
> It is a user visible change, but I can't imagine it will break
> anyone's work flow or catch anyone by surprise - it instead removes an
> unpleasant surprise for anyone who discovers the increments dialog and
> expects it to work.
>

I have removed Alt+G and Alt+Shift+G, which might irritate people.
 
> Longer term I'd personally prefer G and Shift-G to cycle through a set
> of user defined grids.  I typically use a non-linear set of grids like
> 0.02mm, 0.04mm, 0.1mm and 0.5mm.  Linear increment +linear decrement
> is a very blunt tool for moving through a set like that.

That would be nice. If someone were to write up a patch for this,
I'd vouch for it.

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