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altenbach

Improvements for editing on tab controls

Status: New

My front panels are typically large tab controls so most of the FP design and editing takes place on tabs.

 

In this scenario we lose significant usability, for example:

 

 

  • We cannot double click on empty space to create a free label
  • We cannot see the alignment grid.
  • ...
Proposal:
  • The background alignment grid should continue across tab controls and other containers (e.g. clusters) in edit mode.
  • double-clicking inside an empty area on a tab should start a free label operation, same as on the plain background. (only clicking near the border should "find" the terminal instead).