Eeschema: implement orientation and mirroring menus/hotkeys for labels

Bug #1822434 reported by Hildo Guillardi Júnior
6
This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
KiCad
Fix Committed
Wishlist
Jeff Young

Bug Description

X - Y keys shortcuts should change rigth-left and up-down orientation of labels.

Application: kicad
Version: 5.1.0-unknown-a7270f8~82~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.2
    libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic 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: 1.58.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.8.0
    Curl: 7.47.0
    Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009

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=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

Revision history for this message
Nick Østergaard (nickoe) wrote :

How does it work currently?

Revision history for this message
Hildo Guillardi Júnior (hildogjr) wrote :

It does nothing in labels, but have the described behavior in parts/symbols.

Revision history for this message
Hildo Guillardi Júnior (hildogjr) wrote :

I said that (and expecting this behavior) because R shortcut rotate both: symbols and label.

Revision history for this message
Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh) wrote :

Will probably come for free with the modern toolset, so tentatively setting the milestone to 6.0.0-rc1.

summary: - X - Y shorcut on labels
+ Eeschema: implement orientation and mirroring menus/hotkeys for labels
Changed in kicad:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
milestone: none → 6.0.0-rc1
status: New → Triaged
Jeff Young (jeyjey)
Changed in kicad:
assignee: nobody → Jeff Young (jeyjey)
Revision history for this message
Jeff Young (jeyjey) wrote :

Implemented in my eemodern branch.

Changed in kicad:
status: Triaged → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Hildo Guillardi Júnior (hildogjr) wrote :

@Jeff, just test the release branch 201904252302+d89d0e6~86~ubuntu16.04.1
It allow rotate the labels just after placed. Should be interesting allow rotate and mirror during the place (if possible).
This will make the procedure of place a new label, with the correct orientation, quicker.

Jeff Young (jeyjey)
Changed in kicad:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
To post a comment you must log in.
This report contains Public information  
Everyone can see this information.

Other bug subscribers

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.