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[Michael Geselbracht <mgeselbracht3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
is there a file 'sym-lib-table' in your project directory? I had the same
problem when I tried to remap the symbols for some projects. I restored the
project (I am using git), deleted the file sym-lib-table and then the
remapping worked.

 - Michael

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Fabrizio Tappero <
fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> hi Guys,
> I can confirm that the recent lib table commits have made my working
> version of kicad totally unable to open recent schematics
>
>
> [image: Inline image 1]
> [image: Inline image 3]
>
>
> all components seem visible and usable (if a new schematic is created) but
> kicad is unable to load ALL symbols
> from a schematic that was done one month ago.
>
> [image: Inline image 2]
>
> I do not know how to fix this.... any idea?
>
> cheers
> Fabrizio
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Fabrizio Tappero <
> fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys,
>> hum... my version of kicad is a nightly buid that I heavily use at work
>> and that keep update every now and then. Probably all this started a two
>> years ago or so.
>>
>> I have deleted the lib table and let kicad propose the new one so now all
>> is fine.
>>
>> The only problem I experienced is that the "RESCUE" rename action has
>> screwed up all my schematics. Thank god git was made.
>>
>> I noticed some lib issues with the cache lib file that trigger a rescue
>> menu too. I am sorry I cant really ping point the problem. I just wanted to
>> get this email out there for future reference. I realise however that I am
>> not really providing good info
>>
>> cheers
>> Fabrizio
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 10:42 PM, Oliver Walters <
>> oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 1:42 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gentlemen,
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure about breaking the library table file format for the
>>>> version 5 release.  If we do, the footprint library table will not be
>>>> compatible with older versions.  I would prefer that we push this change
>>>> into version 6.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not sure I understand why it would be ok to break it in v6 but not
>>> v5? We are already introducing the sym-lib-table. If we waited until v6 to
>>> make this change, then we would break *both* tables (instead of just one).
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm OK with the progress dialog.  If you split that out as separate
>>>> patch, I will merge it.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Wayne
>>>>
>>>> On 11/15/2017 9:38 AM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
>>>> > On 15/11/17 15:30, Maciej Suminski wrote:
>>>> >> Hi Oliver,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thank you for restoring the progress bar dialog. While the library
>>>> load
>>>> >> time has recently decreased a lot, the UI freeze still happens with
>>>> long
>>>> >> library lists.
>>>> >> Disclaimer: I have not looked at the code yet, I am just praising
>>>> the idea.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> As you are looking on the Symbol Library Table dialog, I suppose you
>>>> >> might be also tempted to add a file browser to add new libraries. If
>>>> >> that is the case, please refrain from doing so - it is done in the
>>>> >> library editor refactor branch. If you had no such intention, then
>>>> >> simply ignore this message.
>>>> >
>>>> > Hi Olivier & Orson,
>>>> >
>>>> > I partially implemented the simplified dialog I proposed on the dev
>>>> list
>>>> > a few days ago. Would anyone be interested in helping me finish it?
>>>> >
>>>> > Tom
>>>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Cheers,
>>>> >> Orson
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On 15/11/2017 12:41 PM, Oliver Walters wrote:
>>>> >>> Wayne, et al,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I am really liking the way that the new symbol table works! Thanks
>>>> for
>>>> >>> the huge effort that has gone into this.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> One thing that I have noticed is that when opening (for e.g.) the
>>>> >>> component chooser, the UI hangs while all the libraries load.
>>>> Previously
>>>> >>> there was a progress dialog which at least informed the user what
>>>> was
>>>> >>> going on.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I have re-implemented this dialog in the attached patch set.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Further, I have also implemented a way to individually enable /
>>>> disable
>>>> >>> each row in the library tables (this works for SYMBOL_LIB and
>>>> FP_LIB).
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> This is based on the idea by Tomasz. Example screenshot below:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Inline image 1
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I have tweaked the base LIB_TABLE_GRID code such that disabled
>>>> entries
>>>> >>> are greyed out and made italic. The enabled / disabled status is
>>>> >>> persistent in the sym/fp_lib_table files. Older version of
>>>> xxx_lib_table
>>>> >>> files are read with all rows enabled by default.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Please find patch set attached.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Regards,
>>>> >>> Oliver
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
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