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[Kristoffer Ödmark <kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would really like to see this!

Ideally I would like to be able to see it by just selecting a part in 
eeschema, a bit like the sidebar in inkscape/gimp or other editing 
softwares shows information about an object.

Link to screenshot of the inkscape sidebar I am talking about:
https://thorwil.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/inkscape_0_48_fill_and_stroke_screenshot.png

- Kristoffer

On 2017-02-03 14:16, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There's a feature I'd like to contribute if nobody objects (and if
> nobody is working on something similar - let me know!). This should not
> change or impede the existing standard KiCad workflow, but should help
> out those who do it a bit differently.
>
> I would like to add another section to the component selector in
> eeschema. This section would have footprint preview, footprint 3D
> preview, and footprint selection, behaving thus:
>
> - If the component already has a footprint selected in the Footprint
>   field, display that. Otherwise blank
>
> - Dropdown box allows the user the choose between:
>     - Contents of the Footprint field
>     - Everything matching the component's footprint filter list
>     - "Other..." which calls up the full FP selector
>
> This way, if the part already has a footprint selected the user can see
> it, and if it has a list of acceptable parts, the user can choose it,
> before placing the part in the schematic.
>
> If the part has no footprint spec at all, these panels would be blank -
> the user can still pick "Other" and choose one, or just place the part
> directly with no change to the workflow.