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On 11/12/2012 06:43 AM, Markus Hitter wrote:
>> Von: gEDA Commit Robot <gitolite AT geda-project DOT org>
>> ...
>> commit 5f3109cab5fa805a9ede1deec1536745aa546f7b
>> Author: Peter Clifton <pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk>
>> Date:   Sat Nov 10 17:21:18 2012 -0500
>>
>>     Use trackball to allow rotation of 3D view
>>
>> ...
>> commit 419089be342274cd05df035c23ced944a5880fa8
>> Author: Peter Clifton <peter AT clifton-electronics DOT co DOT uk>
>> Date:   Sat Nov 10 17:20:33 2012 -0500
>>
>>     hid/gtk: Make the trackball widget sexy
> 
> Have you seen this? It's Wow!
> 
> There's now a small trackball between the layer list and the command
> buttons group which allows to rotate the layout in full 3D! It works
> much like the trackball function in 3D modeling applications, just with
> the trackball not in the main view, but in a seperate sphere.
> Double-clicking the sphere gives back the 2D perspective. Works
> excellently!
> 
> Thanks for the great work, Peter.

  Oh NEAT.  (unfortunately this sort of high-end stuff will make PCB
even more Linux-only, but we crossed that line a couple of years ago)

  This is awesome stuff.  We really need a new release!

             -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA