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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb, add insert via hotkey, trace/route move
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On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Nicklas Karlsson (
nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <
geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> > > Yes layer change is done this way but if layer is changed will drawing
> a
> > > trace/route I propose a via should be inserted so routing could be
> > > continued on another layer. I already tried and it works pretty well
> > > although I did not figure how to detect if a line was drawn and
> > > accidentally hit line mode active instead.
> > >
> >
> > But so far as I can tell it already does this.  Does it not work for you?
> >
> > Britton
>
> I missed it, the via was not inserted until clicking left button on the
> first line on next layer. I checked the manual before I tried to add code
> which inserted the via at layer change but did not find it. I will check
> manual, maybe it could be improved.
>

It's easy to miss, I didn't learn about it for years.  There are a number
of things like this in pcb: nice features that aren't findable.  The "Lock
names" "Names only" "Hide names" menu entries come to mind as well, the
names aren't enough to make it clear that thes nice feature they implement
is available.

Tooltips would help the situation a lot.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Nicklas Karlsson (<a href=3D"mailto:n=
icklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com">nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=
=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] <span dir=3D"l=
tr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-use=
r AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span=
 class=3D"">&gt; &gt; Yes layer change is done this way but if layer is cha=
nged will drawing a<br>
&gt; &gt; trace/route I propose a via should be inserted so routing could b=
e<br>
&gt; &gt; continued on another layer. I already tried and it works pretty w=
ell<br>
&gt; &gt; although I did not figure how to detect if a line was drawn and<b=
r>
&gt; &gt; accidentally hit line mode active instead.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; But so far as I can tell it already does this.=C2=A0 Does it not work =
for you?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Britton<br>
<br>
</span>I missed it, the via was not inserted until clicking left button on =
the first line on next layer. I checked the manual before I tried to add co=
de which inserted the via at layer change but did not find it. I will check=
 manual, maybe it could be improved.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div st=
yle=3D"">It&#39;s easy to miss, I didn&#39;t learn about it for years.=C2=
=A0 There are a number of things like this in pcb: nice features that aren&=
#39;t findable.=C2=A0 The &quot;Lock names&quot; &quot;Names only&quot; &qu=
ot;Hide names&quot; menu entries come to mind as well, the names aren&#39;t=
 enough to make it clear that thes nice feature they implement is available=
.</div><div style=3D""><br></div><div style=3D"">Tooltips would help the si=
tuation a lot.</div><div style=3D""><br></div></div></div></div>

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