One thing that we can't release without is workable snapping. Since more and more people start talking about releasing, I thought I'd ask for an update.
Overall, it seems to me that this area, which was actively worked upon a few months ago, has been abandoned since and is now in some semi-working state. At the very least, the freeze-when-dragging-many-objects bug MUST be fixed. There are many other snapping bugs and RFEs, and there's probably some work that was left unfinished.
Carl, is there any chance you will address the freeze bug in the near future? What about other bugs?
Mathieu, I know you were working on some features that were conditional on Carl's work. Can you please give us an update of the current status? What is required to enable your features? Do you think you could help us with the bugs and general cleanup in absence of Carl?
Of course, any insights on the situation, or better yet, help with coding will be much appreciated from anyone.
Thanks!
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