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[Oliver Walters <oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Regarding the window title, I consider library selected after opening a
> part. Do you suggest that highlighting a library (single click) in the
> component tree should make it selected? I wonder if there is any benefit
> of doing so.
>

Ah I see that it does put the right text into the title bar once the part
is opened. That's good enough for me! Sorry for the noise :)




On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 12:19 AM, Maciej Sumiński <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi Oliver,
>
> Thank you for the report. It should be fixed already.
>
> Regarding the window title, I consider library selected after opening a
> part. Do you suggest that highlighting a library (single click) in the
> component tree should make it selected? I wonder if there is any benefit
> of doing so.
>
> Cheers,
> Orson
>
> On 11/22/2017 12:34 PM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> > Orson,
> >
> > I have found another potential issue (only a small one!)
> >
> > If you add a new library but then cancel, it triggers an assert on debug
> > builds:
> >
> > To reproduce:
> >
> > 1. Press "Add an existing library"
> > 2. Select a library from the file chooser
> > 3. On the dialog that says "Choose the library table to add the library",
> > press cancel or hit escape
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 3:37 AM, Maciej Sumiński <
> maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> The long awaited refactor of the Symbol Library Editor is ready for
> >> testing!
> >>
> >> Changes (yes, it will be included in the commit message):
> >> - Component Tree widget as a user-friendly part selector
> >> - Multiple editor contexts, allowing the user to easily switch between
> >> modified parts
> >> - Cut/Copy/Paste/Duplicate for whole components (also between libraries)
> >> - Reverting unsaved modifications per part or library
> >> - 'Browse' button for Symbol Library Table dialog to add files
> >> - Redone menu and toolbar
> >> - Improved icons to make the user interface more consistent
> >>
> >> I look forward to your feedback. I would like to merge the branch this
> >> week, which would most likely indicate the v5 feature freeze start
> (yay!).
> >>
> >> I have also started to work on copy/paste for individual part items, but
> >> I cannot fully wrap my head around eeschema code. If such feature is
> >> desired and you are willing to help, I can share my desperate trial
> >> patch. I will try to implement it before the branch is merged, otherwise
> >> copy/paste will be postponed to v6.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Orson
> >>
> >> 1. https://code.launchpad.net/~orsonmmz/kicad/+git/kicad/+ref/libedit
> >>
> >>
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