On 10/08/2012 08:26 AM, Kaspar Bumke wrote: >> Once the new format becomes the default, footprint libraries will be saved >> as a directory of footprint files. In other words, a footprint library is >> defined as a directory of footprint files where each footprint file contains >> a single footprint. I still have to implement the footprint library table >> so that we can fix the search order issues in Pcbnew. Once that is in >> place, we will make the new file format, footprint library format, and >> hopefully nanometre internal units the default for for Pcbnew. > I see, so the preferred sharing method will probably be zip files with > a single folder. Is there anything else that will unify the footprints > except being in the same directory (and having a reason for being > lumped together)? Like a common index file or something?
No, just the same directory. That directory path is what will be called the "library path". > > What I would love I guess, is some documentation on the new format as > I am working on a library sharing site. I have started with using the > old format and have begun making a convenient way for people to select > multiple footprints and then download them as one file. It would be > really good to be able to make sure the work I am doing now won't be > obsolete when KiCAD switches format. It would be really good, but its looking tricky to have that happen. The new format is also going to be a "clipboard format". So once we have a true paste from clipboard feature, you should be able to pasted into the footprint editor and save that way. But as said, the footprint library is merely a collection of footprints in a common directory. There is no file based index. The lib_table serves only to enumerate the directories, or the legacy footprint libraries. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
