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Re: [FEATURE] Component table viewer

 

Hi Oliver,

On 06/05/17 12:13, Oliver Walters wrote:

    And it just so happens that in this schematic NO components have
    been edited to include these default fields/values, so, they don't
show up in the component table.

I have a patch to fix this now - if a field is empty and a template value exists, that is placed there instead.

    Also, editing Multipart components is a little quirky, If you
    change a field for a multi-part component, all "parts" update to
    that value, but if any parts have different values, only one is
    shown in the table and its not clear that the underlying multipart
    field is inconsistent.


This is a hard one as really, multi-part components should /not/ have different values in various fields! I had thought about adding another level (with an arrow as you suggest) but I think it becomes too complicated.
Yes, I agree with you on this, Its confusing that KiCad doesn't synchronise those fields. BUT I think maybe its done that way to help facilitate swapping parts between multiple multi-part components.

Maybe a developer who knows more about this can weigh in? Is having different field value/fields in a single multi-part component a "Feature" or a "Quirk"? And if a "Feature" what's its purpose?

Steven



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