On 05/10/2012 02:34 PM, jean-pierre charras wrote: > Le 10/05/2012 18:21, Moses McKnight a écrit : > ... >> In the new designs, when you add a symbol, does it have a tag telling which >> library it came from? Currently if two libraries have >> a part with the same name, the part will be pulled from the library that is >> listed first in the list. If the part on the schematic >> had a tag for the library it came from, things would be a lot more flexible. >> >> Thanks, >> Moses > This is false, in fact things would be a lot less flexible.
We are all entitled to our opinions. I think the current design is broken, and the ambiguity of which "partname" is chosen, is a bigger problem than any you mention below: > > This problem has already generated a lot of mails. > Many guys are saying: I want to choose the library the component come from. > (i.e. have a tag for the library it came from). > But nobody think: what happens if I move my component from a library to an > other > (i.e. when the tagged component does not exists anymore in the tagged lib) > > However this is a common case and should be supported, > because a schematic project is a living thing over the years, not just a > thing made only once. > > Fix it is certainly not trivial and cannot be fixed "just by adding a tag". > This needs a carefully designed (and complex) code. > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
