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"Left Click to Place" fails in the board editor, in Eagle 5.2 light.

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Having just downloaded version 5.2, I'm stymied by a sudden inability to

"Left Click to Place" objects in the board editor, when fine movement is

selected.

 

If I keep my paws off +left_click. Is there some configuration

item that needs fudging? Or does the remedy lie in .Xmodmap?

 

Yes, the platform is ubuntu 7.10

 

Erik

 

P.S. I hope this goes out OK. I've just installed slrn, hopefully half

correctly.

 

  • Erik Christiansen wrote:

    Having just downloaded version 5.2, I'm stymied by a sudden inability to

    "Left Click to Place" objects in the board editor, when fine movement is

    selected.

     

    If I keep my paws off <alt>, then "Left Click to Place" works fine, but

    on the coarse grid, which naturally isn't much help.

     

    It's as if Eagle can't see <alt>+left_click. Is there some configuration

    item that needs fudging? Or does the remedy lie in .Xmodmap?

     

    Yes, the platform is ubuntu 7.10

     

    Erik

     

    P.S. I hope this goes out OK. I've just installed slrn, hopefully half

    correctly.

    I am not sure but check if you KDE or Gnome or window manager is not

    using the Alt Click and preventing it from reaching eagle. I turned it

    off when eagle had focus somewhere but don't know where now.

    Paul R.

     

  • On 2008-09-03, Paul Romanyszyn <pgr@arcelectronicsinc.com> wrote:

    Erik Christiansen wrote:

    Having just downloaded version 5.2, I'm stymied by a sudden inability to

    "Left Click to Place" objects in the board editor, when fine movement is

    selected.

     

    If I keep my paws off <alt>, then "Left Click to Place" works fine, but

    on the coarse grid, which naturally isn't much help.

     

    It's as if Eagle can't see <alt>+left_click. Is there some configuration

    item that needs fudging? Or does the remedy lie in .Xmodmap?

     

    Yes, the platform is ubuntu 7.10

     

    Erik

     

    P.S. I hope this goes out OK. I've just installed slrn, hopefully half

    correctly.

    I am not sure but check if you KDE or Gnome or window manager is not

    using the Alt Click and preventing it from reaching eagle. I turned it

    off when eagle had focus somewhere but don't know where now.

    Paul R.

     

    Ah yes, the little gnomes were intercepting Alt-Click. Fixing that was

    just a matter of changing the window "Movement Key" from Alt to Control

    or Super.

     

    The quickest way to do that in Gnome is in System -> Preferences -> Windows.

     

    Erik