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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rationale is that it saves a lot of time placing labels for components where
they typically have to be moved - passives, for instance. It doesn't just stick
them at the top, it makes some effort to get them out of the way of pins and
other parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32FKnrKxe4Y

On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 08:20:41AM -0400, Carl Poirier wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> It was pointed out to me that when you place a component on a schematic,
> its name is automatically moved on top of it reagardless of the position it
> it set to in the library. Is this a desired feature and if so, what is the
> rationale behind it? Couldn't we have placed it on top right from the start
> in the library instead?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Carl