Point editor: show dragged points with a highlight

Take points editor colors from color theme

Also fix an issue where the edited object sometimes didn't
update when a point is dragged.

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/4600

common/layer_id.cpp

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ wxString LayerName( int aLayer )
         return _( "Cursor" );
 
     case LAYER_AUX_ITEMS:
-        return _( "Aux Items" );
+        return _( "Helper items" );
 
     case LAYER_GRID:
         return _( "Grid" );

common/tool/edit_points.cpp

@@ -243,19 +243,32 @@ void EDIT_POINTS::ViewDraw( int aLayer, KIGFX::VIEW* aView ) const
 {
     auto gal = aView->GetGAL();
 
-    if( aView->GetGAL()->GetClearColor().GetBrightness() > 0.5 )
+    KIGFX::COLOR4D drawColor = aView->GetPainter()->GetSettings()->GetLayerColor( LAYER_AUX_ITEMS );
-        gal->SetFillColor( KIGFX::COLOR4D( 0, 0, 0, 1.0 ) );
+
-    else
+    KIGFX::COLOR4D highlightColor =
-        gal->SetFillColor( KIGFX::COLOR4D( 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 ) );
+            aView->GetPainter()->GetSettings()->GetLayerColor( LAYER_SELECT_OVERLAY );
+
+    gal->SetFillColor( drawColor );
     gal->SetIsFill( true );
     gal->SetIsStroke( false );
     gal->PushDepth();
     gal->SetLayerDepth( gal->GetMinDepth() );
 
-    float size = aView->ToWorld( EDIT_POINT::POINT_SIZE );
+    float size       = aView->ToWorld( EDIT_POINT::POINT_SIZE );
+    float shadowSize = aView->ToWorld( EDIT_POINT::POINT_SIZE * 1.5 );
 
     for( const EDIT_POINT& point : m_points )
+    {
+        if( point.IsActive() )
+        {
+            gal->SetFillColor( highlightColor );
+            gal->DrawRectangle( point.GetPosition() - shadowSize / 2,
+                                point.GetPosition() + shadowSize / 2 );
+            gal->SetFillColor( drawColor );
+        }
+
         gal->DrawRectangle( point.GetPosition() - size / 2, point.GetPosition() + size / 2 );
+    }
 
     for( const EDIT_LINE& line : m_lines )
     {

include/tool/edit_points.h

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ public:
      */
     EDIT_POINT( const VECTOR2I& aPoint, EDA_ITEM* aConnection = nullptr ) :
         m_position( aPoint ),
-        m_connection( aConnection )
+        m_connection( aConnection ),
+        m_isActive( false )
     {
     }
 
@@ -176,6 +177,16 @@ public:
             m_constraint->Apply();
     }
 
+    inline bool IsActive() const
+    {
+        return m_isActive;
+    }
+
+    inline void SetActive( bool aActive = true )
+    {
+        m_isActive = aActive;
+    }
+
     bool operator==( const EDIT_POINT& aOther ) const
     {
         return m_position == aOther.m_position;
@@ -194,6 +205,9 @@ private:
 
     ///> Constraint for the point, NULL if none
     std::shared_ptr<EDIT_CONSTRAINT<EDIT_POINT> > m_constraint;
+
+    ///> True if this point is being manipulated
+    bool m_isActive;
 };
 
 

pcbnew/tools/point_editor.cpp

@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ int POINT_EDITOR::OnSelectionChange( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
                 controls->SetAutoPan( true );
                 inDrag = true;
                 grid.SetAuxAxes( true, m_original.GetPosition() );
+                m_editedPoint->SetActive();
             }
 
             //TODO: unify the constraints to solve simultaneously instead of sequentially
@@ -387,6 +388,12 @@ int POINT_EDITOR::OnSelectionChange( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
 
         else if( inDrag && evt->IsMouseUp( BUT_LEFT ) )
         {
+            if( m_editedPoint )
+            {
+                m_editedPoint->SetActive( false );
+                getView()->Update( m_editPoints.get() );
+            }
+
             controls->SetAutoPan( false );
             setAltConstraint( false );
 
@@ -649,6 +656,8 @@ void POINT_EDITOR::updateItem() const
         break;
     }
 
+    getView()->Update( item );
+
     if( frame() )
         frame()->SetMsgPanel( item );
 }