Bug report: Alt grid Version 6.4.0 for Li nux

On 05/03/2013 01:26 PM, Dan Carson wrote:

On 6.4.0 for Windows, fine positioning with the ALT key works as described

in the manual:

 

1. Click on MOVE icon

2. Click on object picks it up

3. Hold ALT key while positioning object (activates alternative grid)

4. Click (still holding ALT key) to place part

 

On 6.4.0 for Linux, the ALT-click (#4) is ignored.  If I release the ALT

key, then click, the object gets placed on the coarser grid.

 

Regards,

-Dan

 

Dan,

This is not eagle - it's the window manager.  The problem is that the

window manager is intercepting Alt-clicks and acting on them.  You'll

have to modify the specific manager's settings such that alt-clicks will

be ignored by the window manager and passed on to the application.

I'm using KDE on opensuse.  Go to System Settings => Window Behavior,

and select "Window Behavior" from the list on the left and select the

Window Actions tab.  In the lower panel titled "Inner Window, Titlebar &

Frame", change the all actions for the Alt key to "Nothing".

You'll have variations on this depending on which window manager and

version you're using.  The bottom line is that you'll have to get the

window manager to pass Alt-clicks to the application.

HTH,

    - Chuck

Quote:

On 05/03/2013 01:26 PM, Dan Carson wrote:

On 6.4.0 for Windows, fine positioning with the ALT key works as

described

in the manual:

 

1. Click on MOVE icon

2. Click on object picks it up

3. Hold ALT key while positioning object (activates alternative

grid)

4. Click (still holding ALT key) to place part

 

On 6.4.0 for Linux, the ALT-click (#4) is ignored. If I release the

ALT

key, then click, the object gets placed on the coarser grid.

 

Regards,

-Dan

 

 

Dan,

 

This is not eagle - it's the window manager. The problem is that the

window manager is intercepting Alt-clicks and acting on them. You'll

have to modify the specific manager's settings such that alt-clicks

will

be ignored by the window manager and passed on to the application.

 

I'm using KDE on opensuse. Go to System Settings => Window Behavior,

and select "Window Behavior" from the list on the left and select the

Window Actions tab. In the lower panel titled "Inner Window, Titlebar

&

Frame", change the all actions for the Alt key to "Nothing".

 

You'll have variations on this depending on which window manager and

version you're using. The bottom line is that you'll have to get the

window manager to pass Alt-clicks to the application.

 

HTH,

- Chuck

That did the trick.  FYI in Openbox that's in:

~/.config/openbox/rc.xml

I commented out the "A-Left" lines under .

Thanks,

-Dan

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Quote:

On 05/03/2013 01:26 PM, Dan Carson wrote:

On 6.4.0 for Windows, fine positioning with the ALT key works as

described

in the manual:

 

1. Click on MOVE icon

2. Click on object picks it up

3. Hold ALT key while positioning object (activates alternative

grid)

4. Click (still holding ALT key) to place part

 

On 6.4.0 for Linux, the ALT-click (#4) is ignored. If I release the

ALT

key, then click, the object gets placed on the coarser grid.

 

Regards,

-Dan

 

 

Dan,

 

This is not eagle - it's the window manager. The problem is that the

window manager is intercepting Alt-clicks and acting on them. You'll

have to modify the specific manager's settings such that alt-clicks

will

be ignored by the window manager and passed on to the application.

 

I'm using KDE on opensuse. Go to System Settings => Window Behavior,

and select "Window Behavior" from the list on the left and select the

Window Actions tab. In the lower panel titled "Inner Window, Titlebar

&

Frame", change the all actions for the Alt key to "Nothing".

 

You'll have variations on this depending on which window manager and

version you're using. The bottom line is that you'll have to get the

window manager to pass Alt-clicks to the application.

 

HTH,

- Chuck

That did the trick.  FYI in Openbox that's in:

~/.config/openbox/rc.xml

I commented out the "A-Left" lines under .

Thanks,

-Dan

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