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Datasheet confusion

 

Hey!

I noticed today that there are two places to store the datasheet information, one is in the Mandatory Field "Datasheet", and one is in the porperty of the part in the lib. These have different functionality in the schematic editor and in the library part editor.

I think these should somehow be merged or one of them removed. As it is now, it is a bit confusing with the "Open Documentation" context menu, and the "Show Datasheet" button in the properties editor.

For me, mergin every functionality into the field variable seems like the most robust way, since most other tools are using these field variables and that is the most accesible way, and since the Datasheet field is mandatory anyway, but can still be empty.


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 -Kristoffer


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