> > And it just so happens that in this schematic NO components have been > edited to include these default fields/values, so, they don't show up in > the component table.
I have a patch to fix this now - if a field is empty and a template value exists, that is placed there instead. > Also, editing Multipart components is a little quirky, If you change a > field for a multi-part component, all "parts" update to that value, but if > any parts have different values, only one is shown in the table and its not > clear that the underlying multipart field is inconsistent. This is a hard one as really, multi-part components should *not* have different values in various fields! I had thought about adding another level (with an arrow as you suggest) but I think it becomes too complicated. On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 11:46 PM, Strontium <[email protected]> wrote: > Oliver, > > This is one of my components: > http://i.imgur.com/QXyCXXt.png > > This is the component table: > http://i.imgur.com/F2WTRC2.png > > The MFG, MPN or EQUIVOK fields in the component aren't shown in the table! > > And in doing that I worked out my problem :) > > I have MFG/MPN/EQUIVOK defined as "Default Fields" with default values. > And because the component hasn't been edited, I can edit it and SEE the > default fields and default values BUT unless I change something they are > not saved with the component. And it just so happens that in this > schematic NO components have been edited to include these default > fields/values, so, they don't show up in the component table. > > It would be nice if the "Default Fields" and their default values show in > the table if they weren't defined for the component, maybe highlighted in > some way (Italic, light grey, or something) to indicate they are defaulted > and not actually set. But now I know why I couldn't see them its not a big > deal so consider this an Enhancement request. > > Also, editing Multipart components is a little quirky, If you change a > field for a multi-part component, all "parts" update to that value, but if > any parts have different values, only one is shown in the table and its not > clear that the underlying multipart field is inconsistent. Again its not a > big deal, I just noticed it. Maybe multipart components should work like > grouped components, i.e. you can click an arrow and see all the parts and > edit them individually, or edit the top level component and set them all to > the same value? I'm not really sure if this is a good idea or not. > > I'm working on an external BOM management tool. It reads a schematic live > while you edit it in Kicad, and costs it from octopart and/or a database of > locally defined components, updating in real time. This tool you have made > is going to save me an enormous amount of time editing schematics and > getting all the field metadata consistent. Thank you. > > Two more enhancement ideas: > 1. A way to update the schematic from edits without closing the table view. > 2. A way to revert the last edit (undo) > > Steven > > > On 05/05/17 20:56, Oliver Walters wrote: > > Steven, > > Unless you mean something different to what I think "custom fields" means, > then this is already the case - any extra fields (beyond REFERENCE / > FOOTPRINT / DATSHEET / VALUE) are preesnt to be edited in the table... > > On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 10:51 PM, Strontium <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Oliver, >> >> Just had a chance to check out your component table viewer, its nice. >> Great work. >> >> Is it on your roadmap to be able to view/edit a components custom fields? >> >> Regards, >> Steven >> >> On 03/05/17 05:35, Oliver Walters wrote: >> >>> Wayne, >>> >>> Thanks for merging! >>> >>> I will address those points at some stage - there are other ideas I have >>> too but I thought it was better to get the first iteration done and make >>> incremental improvements. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Oliver >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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