Hi, Your problem has nothing to do with registry or db access. You are experiencing bugs 1933550 and its duplicate 1915932.
KiCad can use two different decimal points : '.' (enlish) and ',' (used in french, german,...). I do not know how KiCad determine which one to use : reading from OS localization settings or from the Preference > Language menu (which is broken on my computer at least). Latest releases are NOT consistent between the convention used and displayed by KiCad : displayed decimal point is '.' but, depending on your language settings, ',' may be expected by the software. Now, if you update a value in any dialog box, KiCad will simply discard every number after the decimal point. In a nutshell : 0.xxxx -> 0.0000 1.xxxx -> 1.0000 and so on.... Enter numbers using the decimal points will solve your problem. Note that you need to update EVERY field in the dalog box. Failing to do so will result in the loss of these settings : one updated field will result in KiCad reading all the dialog box fields. This is the only workaround I have known so far (besides using the 1-year-old stable version of KiCad). I have been using SVN releases for 4 months now and have always encountered this bug. I hope I have been clear enough (just woke up). I'll quote myself to conclude :p : "I think this bug should be raised to a higher priority. Beside the significant time waste, "vanishing" text strings can prevent new users from enjoying the professionnal quality of KiCad." --- In [email protected], "MasterM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think that I may have a problem with permissions to access registry > or a db/table. pcbnew doesn't allow me to change Track and Vias Size. > If I change any value on that dialog box and close the dialog by > clicking ok the windows on the top toolbar will became empty. Opening > the dialog again shows 0.0000 on all the fields. It seems that I am > not able to access the the place where such data is stored. > > Any help will be much appreciated. > > > --- In [email protected], "avr4you" <avr4you@> wrote: > > > > Tested on Gentoo Linux with the latest svn Version.. > > Works. > > Are other changes possible? > > Perhaps a permission problem? > > > > --- In [email protected], kajdas <kajdas@> wrote: > > > > > > How exactly do you do this? > > > Every step please. > > > How are you closing the dialog? > > > You must use OK button. > > > I cannot duplicate it; it works for me on Windows 2000 > > > > > > ---- MasterM <pbm2310@> wrote: > > > > I was using KiCad (20080313-r890) and when I noticed the > problem I > > > > upgraded to KiCad (20080429-r1010) but the problem remains. I > am > > > > running WinXP. > > > > > > > > Is it possible that a config file used/installed by a previous > KiCad > > > > version may be a source of conflict? > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], kajdas <kajdas@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > What version number do you use? > > > > > Linux or Windows? > > > > > Get the latest test version. > > > > > It works for me. > > > > > > > > > > ---- MasterM <pbm2310@> wrote: > > > > > > I am not able to change the text size using the textPCB > > > > properties. > > > > > > SizeX and SizeY always revert to the default value of > 0.0050" no > > > > matter > > > > > > what values I input. I am using the "Add text" button to > create > > > > the > > > > > > text. And if I try to change a text label already created > its > > > > size will > > > > > > revert to the default value as soon as I close the textPCB > > > > properties > > > > > > as soonnas I close the dialog. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas of what I am doing wrong? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
