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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Revert "Reset refdes number to the question mark when parts are copied"
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On Sep 8, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Edward Hennessy wrote:

> This functionality was requested in launchpad bug #698748 and also matches
> the behavior in commercial package I've used.

We should not duplicate the misfeatures of commercial packages. Basic actions should be simple: the programmer should never assume complex intent for a simple action.

Another example in gEDA is the "select all connected net segments" misfeature. That gets in the way of the normal function of shift-click on a selected object, which is to deselect the object.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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