editing and selecting common silk object properties

[zakhar nasimov]

Currently PCBNew does not permit users to modify silk multiple simultaneous silk objects. It would be ideal for PCBNew to permit users to simultaneously modify silk multiple silk primitives such as lines objects which have identical properties such as thickness. Currently its not possible to do this.

It would be ideal to enable users to select silk primitives in groups much like using the 'I' hotkey selects an entire track so too the 'I' hotkey should select an entire combination of attached and overlapping silk primitives.

Also, selecting multiple instances of text should be enabled and modifying their properties in bundles as well. Currently it must be done sequentially.

These things make working with silk objects more fluid and dynamic.

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

Please add version info. I don't understand what you mean that it is not possible to edit silk. You can do that.

[zakhar nasimov (thedocument)]

Editing several selected silk objects simultaneously from one dialog instead of sequentially doing it per object.

[zakhar nasimov (thedocument)]

Version 5 is not capable of the mentioned things.

[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

5.1 has an improved Edit Text and Graphics Properties which allows you to edit all silk items based on filtering. But to do it based on selection requires a Property Inspector (see duplicate link).