I think this should be fixed before final v5.0 release! On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 5:22 AM kristoffer Ödmark < kristofferodmar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, that to adds to the confusion. I think maybe coherency should be > one of the main goal for v6. > > > On 2018-02-05 13:25, Marco Ciampa wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 05, 2018 at 01:10:08PM +0100, kristoffer Ödmark wrote: > >> Hey! > >> > >> I just spent some time trying to "debug" a library non-issue with a EE > >> switching from Altium for a test. He had added the libraries correctly, > and > >> they showed up. But everytime he tried adding a symbol to the > schematic, no > >> symbols was there. We sent pictures back and forth, and indeed the > libraries > >> added, but did not show up. > >> > >> To make a long hassle short, turns out the shortcut "P" is used to place > >> symbols in Altium, but to place Power symbols in kicad. > >> This is not an issue, however, there is no indication at all that the > symbol > >> chooser is actually filtered or limited when using the shortcut key. > >> > >> I think there could be benefits of adding some kind of visualization to > the > >> symbol chooser that the list is limited to only power symbols, maybe > just > >> changing the window title to something like "Choose Power Symbol" or the > >> more general term of adding the filter to the window name. Let me know > what > >> you think > > Also when you place a power symbol, the dialog shows normal symbols in > > the history list, and it also permits to insert these symbols even if > > they are not power symbols... that to me seems incoherent... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Remember The Past, Live The Present, Change The Future Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future [JFK] kandre...@gmail.com Live Long and Prosper, Andrey
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