There is annoying behavior in pcbnew (GAL): when editing tracks placement (tracks topology) and the track is under any footprint body, pcbnew every time raises "Clarify Selection" dialog - select between the track and footprint. In most cases the user want to move track and this dialog hinders effective process. "Workaround" is to turn off "Footrpints Front/Back" in "Render" tab in "Visibles" panel, but in this case pcb view lacks of clear.
It some electronic CADs this point worked around with the following manner: to edit topology of the tracks that are under footprints the user should push down modifier key - for example, Ctrl key and then pick the track. In this case PCB editor's logic "understands" what the user want to do - move track, and does not raise clarify selection dialog.
It will be great if pcbnew will use approach like described above.
By the way, if the user pick not track but via (that connected to tracks) under footprint, pcbnew does not issue clarify selection dialog. So we see different behavior when using tracks and vias in the same context. It will be cool if pcbnew will use the same logic as in case of vias. It seems to me that it is not difficult to apply "vias" logic to "tracks".
Hi Harry,
For the moment, you can always drag traces/vias without the selection clarification menu if you enter the routing mode (press X). Then, hovering a mouse over a track and pressing 'D' will start dragging.
I'll have a look at the clarification menu issue.
Tom