Can't see via until you click on the screen

[Seth Hillbrand]

Trying to use the via tool on the side bar. I click on the via tool and move the mouse over the screen. I no longer see the via that I am going to place. After I click on the screen, I see the via and can place it.

Application: kicad
Version: (6.0.0-rc1-dev-729-g1b37f93cf), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.2
Platform: Linux 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (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=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=OFF
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

This makes it consistent with all the other tools. You don't get a footprint, track, line, arc, etc. until you click.

[Seth Hillbrand (sethh)]

The first click should execute some action for the user. In the case of lines, circles, it starts drawing. I don't know of a reason with vias to require an additional click. I'd rather minimize required actions. For fixed items (vias, targets, grid origin), the only action is place, so that should be active when the tool starts

[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

You're right, we do use that behaviour for targets, grid origin, etc.

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

Fixed in revision e79e2f01758886fa7774864c3d4df19ec680ed98
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=e79e2f01758886fa7774864c3d4df19ec680ed98