4.0.1 on OS X - some features do not work in Open GL display mode

[woytekm]

Hello, i’m only starting to learn KiCad, but i already consider it a great piece of sotware. I have few problems though, and most annoying thing is that certain features do not work when KiCad is in Open GL display mode:

• when “add filled zones” mode is selected - right click on the board does nothing when KiCad is in Open GL display mode
• same thing for dragging via/track - possible only in default display mode. When in Open GL mode - editor starts to draw new track when i press D while some existing track/via is highlighted
• [edit] i’ve just discovered that undo also doesn’t work in Open GL mode
• [edit] wow, i have just discovered that in default mode i have “0 unconnected” in the bottom status bar, and in Open GL i have “1 unconnected” - why such a difference?

Is it a bug or am i doing something wrong? I’m working on OS X 10.10.5.

Thanks,
Wojtek

[hackscribble]

when “add filled zones” mode is selected - right click on the board does nothing when KiCad is in Open GL display mode

I get something similar on Linux (Ubuntu 14.04). For example, right click on the edge of the zone does not bring up the zone menu, but the keyboard shortcuts still work - B to fill and CTRL-B to remove fill.

[RichardSim]

@woytekm

• [edit] i’ve just discovered that undo also doesn’t work in Open GL mode

Press escape to exit the current tool first and it should work.

[woytekm]

@RichardSim

Press escape to exit the current tool first and it should work.

Hi Richard, you’re right - it works. Thanks.

[woytekm]

@Andy_P

There are several features in the default canvas which have not been ported over to the OpenGL (“GAL”) canvas. The developers know about them, and are working to complete the port. They chose to declare the 4.0.1 stable release with those features not ported yet because the software does work, but the user will need to switch canvases in some cases.

Hi Andy, ok, thanks for clarification.