EESchema component editor. The axes disappear after clicking the "Change cursor shape" button in the eeschema component editor

[Anton]

Application: kicad
Version: (5.1.0-rc2-26-g643d884fd), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.63.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1a zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.4) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.34.0
Platform: Linux 4.19.8-arch1-1-ARCH 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: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.63.0
    Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 with C++ ABI 1013
Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

See the attachment.

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

It also happens when changing the Grid Style in Symbol Editor Display Options.

Application: kicad
Version: (5.1.0-0), release 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 9.0.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
    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=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

+1

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

@Anton, I don't think this is a bug. Try enabling the "Always show crosshairs (not in Legacy)" option on the "Display Options" panel in the symbol editor "Preferences" dialog.

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

@Wayne, enabling the "Always show crosshairs (not in Legacy)" option also makes the blue axes disappear in the symbol editor. This is a bug that is not present in the footprint editor (note the blue axes against the black background are difficult to see).

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

Looks like adding

GetGalDisplayOptions().m_axesEnabled = true;

to eeschema/libedit/lib_edit_frame.cpp:185 fixes this. See pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp:246 (it is missing in libedit).

I don't know why GAL_DISPLAY_OPTIONS::m_axesEnabled and GAL::axesEnabled have to be specified separately though.

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

@Wayne if you don't know please watch the video. I try to demonstrate it, how it correlates. Main problem is axes disappears and visual center of canvas are lost. And how place symbol with relaton with lost visual centre of canvas. How it places in eeschema?

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

Fixed in revision f18807ea0fc38d364af9047e931aa58540e2727c
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=f18807ea0fc38d364af9047e931aa58540e2727c

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

@JP, can you cherry pick your patch to the 5.1 branch or is it only applicable to the master branch? If it's master only, I can apply Michael's patch to the 5.1 branch.

[jean-pierre charras (jp-charras)]

My fix is very similar to Michael's patch.
It can apply to the 5.1.3 branch, but I did not see this issue in 5.1.3 branch.
Did you?

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

Yes, only on windows. I also tested Michael's patch and it did resolve the issue. Please cherry pick your commit when you get a chance so we can fix this in the 5.1.3 release. Thanks.

[jean-pierre charras (jp-charras)]

@Wayne,

I just committed the fix in stable branch.

In fact this issue can happens or not, depending on what was stored in eeschema config.
(It explains why I did not see it in stable branch)

Now, the axis are always shown, whatever the previous eeschema config.

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

Thanks JP!