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[Simon Turner <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello

I am a user of KiCAD but not a developer. I have to say that something 
MUST be done about the libraries. I find for example parts with non 
standard pinouts (like TO92 or TO220 parts with inverted pin numbering) 
and if I edit on one computer and then open the project on another 
computer I loose my mod and is messes up the nets and so one. please 
please do something about this. It would be nice if a project would 
include it's own library of modded parts that I've moded so that each 
time i have to reverse pins on a footprint to make the layout work it 
keeps them so or there is a risk that designs get completely ruined. I 
keep my project on a memory stick and have KiCAD installed at home, on 
my laptop and at work (so that I can work on my projects during lunch) 
so I really have a problem here and others will too.

Another thought, is it possible to make KiCAD a "portableapp" ?

Simon

On 04/11/2011 08:44, Fabrizio Tappero wrote:
> Tony,
> hi there, oh, this work sounds like something that everybody would
> agree is important, right?
>
> lib components are already shared via a bzr repository, are you
> proposing a better way?
>
> is it a bad idea to distributed lib components with kicad main repo?
>
> Regards
> Fabrizio
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 4:52 AM, Phinitnan Chanasabaeng
> <phinitnan_c@xxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > Hello,
> > fabrizio, I would like to create a new library set for kicad. What I'm doing
> > now is defining standard, guideline, etc (drawing style, naming scheme, etc)
> >   for the library.
> > This works is due to, in fact, I (almost) never use current kicad library
> > which is, IMHO, lack of consistency, standard, not quite beautiful.
> > I use my own set of library (and I think many do). I think we should share
> > the library so we can improve library usability&  variety.
> > I thought about improving the current library. But it can break any existed
> > design. Therefore starting a new library is better choice for me.
> > Simon, good idea. With user submitted libs, kicad library dev (could be
> > kicad-library-committer) can review if the library meet the defined standard
> > and merge to the main branch. One problem that came to my mind, where will
> > the submitted libs store?
> > Tony
> > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Simon Schubert<2@xxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > > Hi Tony,
> > >
> > > On 11/03/2011 10:09 AM, Phinitnan Chanasabaeng wrote:
> > > > I'm current working on a new set of standard&  guideline for kicad's
> > > > library.
> > > > This work will be based on previous discussions and any publicly
> > > > available standard.
> > > > I'll push it to launchpad
> > > > at lp:~kicad-lib-committers/+junk/library-experiment a long with
> > > > examples as soon as it is ready.
> > > >
> > > > I think with the new library, quality check should be taken more
> > > > seriously to ensure compatibility and correctness.
> > > > Please leave me any addition comment&  suggestion so I can include it
> > > > in the guideline.
> > > I was thinking of adding an easy (i.e. integrated) way to kicad to
> > > submit + download library components, possibly with a way to rate the
> > > quality and add feedback.  Nothing over-engineered tho.
> > >
> > > User-submitted components wouldn't directly go into the "official" kicad
> > > library, but could maybe easily pulled over, once quality standards are
> > > met.
> > >
> > > What do people think?
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >   simon
> >
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