signex (alplabai)ECADConfidence: Medium

An EDA app. In an undocked window, the Properties panel and Find have no window scope, "so an edit made from an undocked window's context can land on the main window's active sheet." The PCB right-click and component drag have the same problem.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Electrical Engineer

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

alplabai/signex Issue #1966: Undocked windows: Properties, Find, tab/tree menus, PCB right-click and panel drag still act on the main window

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.