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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Fwd: gaf improvement - moving of components
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On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Vaclav Peroutka (vaclavpe AT seznam DOT cz)
[via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> as in another thread there is discussion about gaf state, I have one idea to
> gaf improvement regarding movement of already connected components. I do not
> know how it is hard to implement it in the current gaf. But as first
> iteration
> it can be enough if pin is taken as net with length of zero. And then this
> net is extended in the direction of movement.
>
> For example, the bottom left result can be done by moving R1 left, then
> down,
> then right. For me this is still simpler than to remove the net, move the
> component and then add the new net again.
>
> Second iteration is check if currently extending net does not overlay
> another
> item on the board ( component, net, text etc) and automatic splitting nets
> in
> the middle or near other items.
>
> What do you think about it ?

Sorry to say this but I don't think you are supposed to join nets like
that. I said this back then. Other people cited nondescript technical
reasons.

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.cad.geda.user/40275

> Vaclav

Evan

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