Posted by dxli on Apr 28, 2024; 2:47pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Find-a-specific-block-in-the-drawing-tp5724638p5724696.html

Hi André,

A quick code review of dimension handling shows the current design completely ignored this feature for Radial.

My estimate of a "R" prefix for radial could be 1 day of work. Of course, to simply add a prefix is just one line of change, but the current code is not clean on diameteric handling, so some technical debts are there. The dimension property editing is even messy.

As a small public project, I always try to make clean and maintainable code a priority over quick hackish code, so we don't discourage new developers.

Regards,

dxli

cadtec wrote

Radius dimensioning: R for radius is used in almost all European and English speaking countries.
The button with the diameter symbol has no effect in alpha-424



Instead of a diameter button, take an editable pull-down menu.
This would allow you to pre-assign the most important symbols and letters.
You also have the option of entering your own character.

Kind regards,
André