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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Grabbing the element name of an element (pcb)
From:	Stefan Salewski <mail AT ssalewski DOT de>
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Date:	Sun, 15 Sep 2013 22:58:27 +0200
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On Sun, 2013-09-15 at 08:57 -0700, Stephen Williams wrote:
> OK, this has got to be a trivial basic thing, but I can't seem
> to drag around the element name of an element. I managed to
> get the name of an element separated (in space) from the element,
> and I'm trying to drag it back to the element. I can select the
> element name (it turns pale blue) but I can't drag it anywhere.
> I can select the element and it and the name are selected together
> and I can drag the pair around.
> 
> For now, I've un-done myself out of this situation, but how it
> it supposed to work?
> 

I think -- long time ago -- it was not possible to move a refdes text in
PCB program when it was selected (light blue). I think that may be very
confusing. And there was a menu entry like "Config/Lock Names" -- you
should check if that may be selected.

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