I feel in kicad there should be a option to update the library on-line.
As a professional PCB designer when ever I am creating a new component in my
library I am in doubt where to save it. if I am adding a component say L293D I
am in doubt should I save it to my extra library or should I save it to some
standard library.
If I am adding it to a standard The next version of kicad may overwrite my
essential component.
If I am adding it to my extra the hierarchy of library will be destroyed, even
it sometime conflicts with updated library, if the newer standard library
includes that.
I think it is highly required to have a option to on-line upload the component
to a primary on-line database, when ever a user is creating it. From where it
can be sorted by a group of supervisors to add it in standard library. This
will help to make kicad more popular in industry also.
But there is also a problem for offline users. So offline users may update
there temporary new creation whenever they are going online.
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