It just occurred to me that it doesn’t need to be exclusive: we can update a user-field with text “%V" when either Other footprint fields or Footprint values is chosen.
> On 16 Oct 2018, at 17:31, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Jeff, > > Awesome! Thanks for the quick fix. > > Cheers, > > Wayne > > On 10/16/2018 12:30 PM, Jeff Young wrote: >> Hi Wayne, >> >> Already fixed. >> >> Cheers, >> Jeff. >> >> >>> On 16 Oct 2018, at 17:19, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Jeff, >>> >>> On 10/16/2018 12:06 PM, Jeff Young wrote: >>>> The “Footprint graphic items” bug was a dyn_cast when a dynamic_cast was >>>> needed (dyn_cast doesn’t handle inheritance). >>> >>> Do you want me to file a bug report on this or are you going to fix it >>> right away? >>> >>>> >>>> I can’t reproduce the “Other footprint fields” on fab layers problem. >>> >>> The text size was my fault. I had the wrong layer sizes set. >>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Jeff. >>>> >>>> As an aside, would you expect a footprint field with the text %R to get >>>> updated with “Other footprint fields” or “Footprint references”? >>> >>> To me it makes sense to update %R with the reference field and %V with >>> the value field although I don't have a strong preference. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 16 Oct 2018, at 16:46, Jeff Young <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Wayne, >>>>> >>>>> Set to Layer Defaults should set the fields on the fab layer to the >>>>> values in the “Other Layers” row. >>>>> >>>>> Similarly, Set to Layer Defaults of footprint graphic items should set >>>>> the silkscreen layer graphic items to the values in the “Silk Layers” row. >>>>> >>>>> I’ll see if it’s working in a minute, but I’m in the middle of a build >>>>> right now. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Jeff. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 16 Oct 2018, at 16:25, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not sure I using this correctly so before I file a bug report >>>>>> against it, I have some questions about the edit text and graphic >>>>>> properties behavior in pcbnew. >>>>>> >>>>>> When changing footprint text sizes using the set to layer default values >>>>>> option, the fields on silkscreen layers are updated as expected but the >>>>>> fields on the fab layers do not seem to be affected. >>>>>> >>>>>> When changing footprint graphic items using the set to layer default >>>>>> values option, none of the silkscreen layer graphic item widths of >>>>>> footprints seem to be updated as expected. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is this on purpose or is it an oversight or am I not understanding how >>>>>> this is supposed to work? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Wayne >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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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