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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Import schematics doesn't fully honor
 Settings->Import New Elements At->Mark
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On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 6:26 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>> So you add a menu item (that works in a very counter-intuitive way) in
>> order to save one click on an infrequent operation?
>
> You're assuming that operation is infrequent for all users, and that
> it's counter-intuitive for all users.  You're also assuming that it's
> only one click I'm saving, but if the import area isn't even on the
> screen it's many clicks-n-drags to bring that area into view, plus the
> import itself, plus clicking the same "here" every time.

But setting the import target only happens once right?  And you could
set it with the almost-identical-but-less-weird Crosshair menu item.

>
> The mark is used to *set* the import point.  Once set, you don't need
> the mark to be there any more, the X,Y are stored as attributes.

I know, that's what's so weird.  Maybe I'm not so good as I think at
getting in user's heads but I'm pretty sure most are going to try that
option, put the mark somewhere and try to import something and then
decide the whole thing just doesn't work.  There's a lot of good stuff
in pcb and it's annoying that so much of it manages to give this
impression.

Britton