cvpcb: Can't use arrow keys to scroll footprint list

[ckgrier2]

This is an orphaned duplicate of bug #593661
https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/593661

When using CVPCB to select footprints it is helpful to see the modules in the "View Selected Part" window.

However, if the cursor is placed on the footprint list, and the user attempts to cursor through the available footprints, the window "focus" shifts to each new footprint as it is displayed. This is counter-intuitive, since the up and down cursor action doesn't seem to warrant a change in window "focus".

I don't know if this is an wxWidgets thing... but telling the "view" window to update with a new footprint shouldn't cause the CVPCB window to loose focus. Pressing the down arrow three times should move the cursor down three lines.

[jake waters (jake-d)]

I see that this bug is marked as "won't fix" which makes me quite upset as I consider it a bit of a deal killer for using kicad. Why was it marked as "won't fix"?

[Seth Hillbrand (sethh)]

I feel like this was fixed at some point but currently the described behavior is again happening for current master

Application: kicad
Version: (6.0.0-rc1-dev-1056-gc6a971d97), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
Platform: Linux 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
    Boost: 1.62.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.8.0
    Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 with C++ ABI 1010

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=OFF
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

This seems to be fixed now.

Application: kicad
Version: (5.1.0-rc2-38-g4612175da), debug build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.54.0 LibreSSL/2.6.4 zlib/1.2.11 nghttp2/1.24.1
Platform: Mac OS X (Darwin 18.2.0 x86_64), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (UTF-8,STL containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.54.0
    Compiler: Clang 10.0.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=OFF
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Seth Hillbrand (sethh)]

Doesn't happen on Mac but does happen on Linux