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Subject: Re: [geda-user] does Select->Select all found refer exclusively to
 things fouond via netlist?
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On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 11:58:42AM +0000, Peter Clifton (petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> I'm not sure where pink comes into the find button in the netlist dialog,
> but it may be an unintended behavior...
> 
> Some while ago I added a distinction to the "F" behaviour, so it would only
> Green colour objects that are physically connected. Objects that are only
> connected to the search location by traversing a rat-line get labeled and
> coloured differently (pink/purple colour by default).
> 
> I did this after missing a connection on a production board, (had a
> deliberate short between agnd and dgnd, so the drc / log window wasn't able
> to tell me).
> 
> Have found it is quite a handy distinction to make, and was more acceptable
> to everyone than changing behaviour of "F" to not follow rat lines.

Indeed, thank you very much for implementing this.

    Gabriel