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[Marco Mattila <marcom99@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, but what was the bug/issue that was fixed by introducing
m_oldRootName? Before 2559 it was possible to create a copy of a
component by changing the value field and clicking save. Replacing a
component was done by creating a copy first and then deleting the old
one. After introducing m_oldRootName that's not possible anymore.

marco

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I cannot comment on the behavior Karl described.  I can tell you that
> this issue has been a on going problem due to the current library and
> component designs.  A couple of not particularly elegant solutions is to
> save the component to a new library and rename it or export it and
> change the name and import back into the current library.  There
> probably should be a way to copy an existing component and giving it a
> new name but that would require some coding.  Obviously, if you are
> making an identical copy of a component using an alias makes more sense.
>  I don't know how much effort I would be willing to spend on this as
> Dick and I are collaborating on the new library and part s-expression
> format which will make this problem go away.
>
> Wayne
>