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[Kristoffer Ödmark <kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>]

This seems dangerous, I have seen a few design where there are 5-10 pins 
hidden under the same pin, excpecting them to be connected.

I would rather this hidden connections were indicated in some way, this 
change disconnects lines and might break some users footprints-symbols 
connection.

- Kristoffer

On 02/07/2017 09:47 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The attached patch prevents invisible pins from being connected using
> the wire tool in eeschema.
>
> a) If you connect a wire endpoint to the same position as a pin
> endpoint, they are NOT connected visually
> b) Wires and insivible pins are also ignored during netlist creation
> c) This does not affect the ability of invisible power-pins to
> automatically connect to global power labels
>
> Is the current behavior of connecting invisible pins to wire endpoints
> desired? Or is it just an aberration?
>
> If there is a very good reason that pins not visible in the schematic
> are able to be connected silently?
>
> before: http://i.imgur.com/3gModvW.png
>
> after: http://i.imgur.com/r8O7c3Y.png
>
> (Note the 'dangling' wire-end indication)
>
> Cheers,
> Oliver
>
>
>
>
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 -Kristoffer