Hi all
When the kicad is run the first time fp-lib-table refering to github is
copied to .config. I think it's not the best solution. Some of users are
confused with the unusual "online libraries". Yes, they should RTFM but
you know... Not everybody know about library wizard, some of users still
think the libraries can be only "online" (some time ago it was quite
challenging to set libraries "offline"). The problem with information
displayed at first startup is that it's shown only one time (easy to
miss it). Some of users may start using "online libraries" not
considering consequences and this may result in broken projects.
I'd like to ask about not providing any default fp-lib-table. Since the
libraries wizard can build fp-lib-table any initial fp-lib-table isn't
necessary. User should be redirected to the libraries wizard each time
when he enters any footprint viewer without fp-lib-table and use the
wizard to make a local copy.
The second thing is that user should be warned each time when he tries
to use the libraries wizard to add "online libraries" to their
fp-lib-table. Not everybody considers the possibility of unexpected
changes so I think it's essential to inform users clearly that it's not
recommended to design with unstable "libraries online".
Regards
Michał Stec
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