Added AF_NOTIFY flag for TOOL_ACTIONs.

common/tool/tool_manager.cpp

@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ void TOOL_MANAGER::dispatchInternal( TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
         {
             if( st->waitEvents.Matches( aEvent ) )
             {
-                // By default, already processed events are not passed further
-                m_passEvent = false;
+                // By default, only messages are passed further
+                m_passEvent = ( aEvent.m_category == TC_MESSAGE );
 
                 // got matching event? clear wait list and wake up the coroutine
                 st->wakeupEvent = aEvent;

include/tool/tool_action.h

@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ public:
     {
         if( IsActivation() )
             return TOOL_EVENT( TC_COMMAND, TA_ACTIVATE, m_name, m_scope );
+        else if( IsNotification() )
+            return TOOL_EVENT( TC_MESSAGE, TA_ANY, m_name, m_scope );
         else
             return TOOL_EVENT( TC_COMMAND, TA_ACTION, m_name, m_scope );
     }
@@ -192,6 +194,14 @@ public:
         return m_flags & AF_ACTIVATE;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the action is a notification.
+     */
+    bool IsNotification() const
+    {
+        return m_flags & AF_NOTIFY;
+    }
+
 private:
     friend class ACTION_MANAGER;
 

include/tool/tool_event.h

@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ enum TOOL_ACTION_SCOPE
 enum TOOL_ACTION_FLAGS
 {
     AF_NONE     = 0,
-    AF_ACTIVATE = 1  ///> Action activates a tool
+    AF_ACTIVATE = 1,    ///> Action activates a tool
+    AF_NOTIFY   = 2     ///> Action is a notification (it is by default passed to all tools)
 };
 
 /// Defines when a context menu is opened.

pcbnew/tools/common_actions.cpp

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ TOOL_ACTION COMMON_ACTIONS::viaSizeDec( "pcbnew.EditorControl.viaSizeDec",
 
 TOOL_ACTION COMMON_ACTIONS::trackViaSizeChanged( "pcbnew.EditorControl.trackViaSizeChanged",
         AS_GLOBAL, 0,
-        "", "" );
+        "", "", AF_NOTIFY );
 
 
 // Module editor tools