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Suggestion for info dialog box

e14 Contributor

Hello,

 

I'll find very useful if the information dialog box will have the

following features:

 

- not modal, but

- stay on top (of course within EAGLE application)

- allow to change the current object

 

 

Often I need to inspect several objects to get/set their coordinates or

any other information.

I need to close and reopen the dialog box every time I want to change

the component.

 

Instead I'd like I can keep open the window and just clicking on another

object.

 

Marco

 

  • On 10/17/2012 10:50 AM, Marco Trapanese wrote:

    Hello,

     

    I'll find very useful if the information dialog box will have the

    following features:

     

    - not modal, but

    - stay on top (of course within EAGLE application)

    - allow to change the current object

     

    Excellent idea.  It could be dockable like a tool bar or similar to a

    properties box in NetBeans.  Or undock it and drag it out of the

    confines of the editor window.

     

    Count me in on this request.

     

        - Chuck

     

     

  • in reply to e14 Contributor

    Il 17/10/2012 17:28, James Morrison ha scritto:

     

    I can see how that would be useful and I wouldn't be opposed to this as

    long as you can place it somewhere where it doesn't take away from my work

    space.  Altium has a info box that is actually semi-transparent so you can

    sort of see what is behind.  What would even be better would be able to

    drag it to some other corner or position in the screen.

     

     

    The best way is to make all these features customizable. So you can

    choose to have the dialog box transparent or to drag it to your

    preferred place. Who doesn't need the new behavior may just continue to

    use as usual. Open, check info and close.

     

    Marco

     

     

     

  • Marco Trapanese wrote on Wed, 17 October 2012 10:44

    Hello,

     

    I'll find very useful if the information dialog box will have the

    following features:

     

    - not modal, but

    - stay on top (of course within EAGLE application)

    - allow to change the current object

     

     

    Often I need to inspect several objects to get/set their coordinates or

     

    any other information.

    I need to close and reopen the dialog box every time I want to change

    the component.

     

    Instead I'd like I can keep open the window and just clicking on

    another

    object.

     

     

    Hi Marco,

     

    I can see how that would be useful and I wouldn't be opposed to this as

    long as you can place it somewhere where it doesn't take away from my work

    space.  Altium has a info box that is actually semi-transparent so you can

    sort of see what is behind.  What would even be better would be able to

    drag it to some other corner or position in the screen.

     

    Cheers,

     

    James.

     

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