"Display local ratsnest" clears on Escape.

[Anton]

At the moment if I need to move the footprint, I am trying to use the "Display local ratsnest" button. It helps, not as good as displaying the ratsnest footprint when moving it. There is some benefit in it. There is one vague point. To use the "Display local ratsnest" function, you need to immediately select the investigated contact pads without undoing (Esc, Cancel key) by pressing the M button to move, while the "Display local ratsnest" button is pressed - the tool turns off, but the ratsnest remains. At the same time, in order to remove the ratsnest, you need to press the "Display local ratsnest" button again and click in the free space on the canvas with a pencil.

In general, to make it so that when you press the Esc or Cancel button through the context menu, the tool turns off, but the ratsnest of the selected contact pads remains.

Application: kicad
Version: 5.1.2, 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

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

This would make the functionality similar to the highlight net tool.

1) Activate tool
2) Select pads to make ratsnest visible for the respective nets.
3) Esc to return back to selection tool leaves ratsnests visible.

Remove ratsnest lines by either selecting the individual net again or disable all nets by clicking empty canvas area ONLY when the "Display local ratsnest" tool is active.

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

Yes!

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

I'd vote for making this configurable on an individual tool basis in settings, I personally prefer to have the net highlighting/ratsnest lines cleared on Escape.

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

Saved a lot of time?
Why is this better? If you want, for example, some additional tool, cancel it and the ratsnest disappear, and if you want them to stay?

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

Checkboxes in pcbnew settigs for both highlight net and display local ratsnest action on escape will good idea.

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

Рighlight net have two Esc presses: first press - tool is off, second press - highlight net is off.

It is also possible to do this with "display local ratsnest": the first press of Esc switches off the tool, the second press of Esc removes local ratsnests.

But the option that prohibits the removal of local ratsnest via Esc or Cansel in the settings still needs to be.

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

In fact, the Highlight Net and Display local ratsnests options both have two Esc presses: off tool, off highlight / ratsnests. Just discovered.

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

 > Highlight net have two Esc presses: first press - tool is off, second press - highlight net is off.
Yes, agreed.

 > It is also possible to do this with "display local ratsnest": the first press of Esc switches off the tool, the second press of Esc removes local ratsnests.
I can't recreate this behaviour. If this is the case, surely there is nothing to fix?

 > But the option that prohibits the removal of local ratsnest via Esc or Cansel in the settings still needs to be.
The two-press of the escape key model means a setting in preferences is not required.

> In fact, the Highlight Net and Display local ratsnests options both have two Esc presses: off tool, off highlight / ratsnests. Just discovered.
Again, as above, I can't recreate this behaviour. If this is the case, surely there is nothing to fix?

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

Yes, recreate this behaviour (two Esc presses) for display local ratsnest. It would be nice.

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

First Esc - disables tool, second Esc clears ratsnests

[Anton (antonpupkov)]

Rather, everything here is more of a feature than an bug, nothing to fix. Only improve.