Hello Andy -

OK. It works.

Why is my own lib registered with the full path but the others already 
preinstalled not?

- Henry


Andy Eskelson schrieb:
> No, that should work OK.
> 
> The libs are only text files.
> 
> Open one up using a test editor and you will see things like:
> 
> ESchema-LIBRARY Version 2.3  Date: 07/03/2009 20:32:54
> #
> # 7SEG-4DIGIT
> #
> DEF 7SEG-4DIGIT IND 0 40 Y Y 1 F N
> F0 "IND" 400 1050 60 H V C CNN
> F1 "7SEG-4DIGIT" -400 1050 60 H V C CNN
> DRAW
> P 3 0 1 20  390 910  500 910  500 910 F
> P 5 0 1 20  -160 910  -190 730  -190 730  -190 720  -190 720 F
> P 3 0 1 20  -200 510  -90 510  -90 510 F
> C -20 520 22 0 1 20 F
> ....
> 
> 
> 
>  To be 100% sure try this:
> 
> 
> Copy the lib and save as a different name. (bear in mind the problem of
> re-installation wiping changes)
> 
> Open eeschema, a blank project will do.
> select preferences > library
> Naviigate to your new library and click open
> Save the project
> 
> Open library editor
> Select working library (second icon on top bar)
> You should see your new lib in the list somewhere
> select it
> 
> select component to edit (5th icon on top bar)
> That should bring up a list of the parts in your library.
> select one and make a change, save it. Useing the save current loaded
> library (first icon on top bar)
> 
> If that works everything should work
> 
> (you do a similar process for modules in PCBnew)
> 
> Remember that the lib is only loaded in the current project, if you
> change the project the lib will need to be added to that project.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:02:53 +0200
> ehydra <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Andy -
>>
>> Yes. I worked the example turtorial but changed it to have my first 
>> sample mini project.
>>
>> I will investigate the problem with a hand-copied and modified lib.
>> Generally speaking:
>> If I open the lib folder, copy a file and rename it, maybe change it, 
>> and then add it to the kicad settings. Will that work or is a lib a 
>> specialized and maybe somewhere indexed object?
>>
>> regards -
>> Henry
>>
>>
>> Andy Eskelson schrieb:
>>> I have covered the normal way to do things, so you will need to be
>>> rather more specific.
>>>
>>> Have you tried working through the examples in the tutorial regarding
>>> editing parts and modules, and does that work? If it does then there is
>>> nothing wrong with the installation, it must be something else.
>>>
>>> Exactly what are you trying to do and what is the problem (any error
>>> messages etc)
>>>
>>> What is this "copied and modified lib" that you are trying to add.
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your 
>> question.
>> Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of 
>> Kicad.
>> Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your 
>> symbols/modules to the kicad library.
>> For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the 
>> kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups 
>> Links
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------
> 
> Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your 
> question.
> Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of 
> Kicad.
> Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your 
> symbols/modules to the kicad library.
> For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the 
> kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups 
> Links
> 
> 
> 
> 

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