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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

I'm seeing some behavior that confuses me with the component library files.
 (I have attached a screenshot showing the Active Libraries screen for
eeschema from a mac build of mine from a few days ago.)

There appear to be .lib files included in my Mac builds from the
kicad-libraries github repository that aren't looked at when you add
component in eeschema.  For example, ftdi.lib.  ftdi.lib is in a directory
that is in the search path box in the bottom, but it is not named in the
top list of libraries. (and the ftdi parts don't show up.)

If I add the ftdi.lib from the search path explicitly, it shows up in the
top list, and then the parts can be added.

Questions:

* Is this expected behavior?  If so, what is "search path" for then?
* If we have search paths, why do we include some libraries by default in
the top pane?
* What determines what is in that top pane for new projects?

Adam Wolf
Cofounder and Engineer
W&L

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