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Comment 11 for bug 1757446

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Jeff Young (jeyjey) wrote on 2018-03-25: Re: [Bug 1757446] Re: GAL highlight net tool does not restore colors

#11

Any reason we can’t do a single hotkey that toggles? It would be less to remember….

> On 25 Mar 2018, at 04:53, Jon Evans <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Hi Wayne, the attached patch adds two hotkeys to make net highlighting more convenient.
> The first will highlight the net of the selected item.
> The second will clear the highlight.
> Let me know what you think of this approach.
>
> ** Patch added: "0001-Add-hotkeys-to-highlight-net-of-selected-item-and-cl.patch"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1757446/+attachment/5089648/+files/0001-Add-hotkeys-to-highlight-net-of-selected-item-and-cl.patch
>
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> Title:
> GAL highlight net tool does not restore colors
>
> Status in KiCad:
> In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> When the GAL highlight tool is closed by selecting another tool or
> pressing the escape key, the current highlighted pads and color scheme
> remain in place rather than restoring the color palette. To
> duplicate:
>
> 1. Select the highlight net tool.
> 2. Left click any pad to highlight a net.
> 3. Press escape key to exit highlight tool.
>
> Application: kicad
> Version: (5.0.0-rc2-dev-261-g7b4a8d7eb), release build
> Libraries:
> wxWidgets 3.0.3
> libcurl/7.57.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2n (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.29.0
> Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
> Build Info:
> wxWidgets: 3.0.3 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
> Boost: 1.66.0
> Curl: 7.57.0
> Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 with C++ ABI 1011
>
> Build settings:
> USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
> USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
> KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
> BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
> KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
> KICAD_SPICE=ON
>
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Any reason we can’t do a single hotkey that toggles?  It would be less to remember….

> On 25 Mar 2018, at 04:53, Jon Evans <jon@craftyjon.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Wayne, the attached patch adds two hotkeys to make net highlighting more convenient.
> The first will highlight the net of the selected item.
> The second will clear the highlight.
> Let me know what you think of this approach.
> 
> ** Patch added: "0001-Add-hotkeys-to-highlight-net-of-selected-item-and-cl.patch"
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1757446/+attachment/5089648/+files/0001-Add-hotkeys-to-highlight-net-of-selected-item-and-cl.patch
> 
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> You received this bug notification because you are a member of KiCad Bug
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> 
> Title:
>  GAL highlight net tool does not restore colors
> 
> Status in KiCad:
>  In Progress
> 
> Bug description:
>  When the GAL highlight tool is closed by selecting another tool or
>  pressing the escape key, the current highlighted pads and color scheme
>  remain in place rather than restoring the color palette.  To
>  duplicate:
> 
>  1. Select the highlight net tool.
>  2. Left click any pad to highlight a net.
>  3. Press escape key to exit highlight tool.
> 
>  Application: kicad
>  Version: (5.0.0-rc2-dev-261-g7b4a8d7eb), release build
>  Libraries:
>      wxWidgets 3.0.3
>      libcurl/7.57.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2n (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.29.0
>  Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
>  Build Info:
>      wxWidgets: 3.0.3 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
>      Boost: 1.66.0
>      Curl: 7.57.0
>      Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 with C++ ABI 1011
> 
>  Build settings:
>      USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
>      USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
>      KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
>      KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
>      KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
>      KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
>      BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
>      KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
>      KICAD_SPICE=ON
> 
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1757446/+subscriptions