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[Seth Hillbrand <seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Oliver-

I've had similar issues.  If you can, would you mind testing the attached
patch on Windows?  It offloads the library processing to a thread that runs
when the schematic loads or the library table changes.

It isn't ready for merge consideration yet because I'm not convinced that
the BASE_FRAME is the correct place for it, nor am I completely happy with
the process for figuring out when an update is needed.  But the bones are
in place and I haven't found any bugs yet in Linux or Mac, so please let me
know if it has any adverse effects in Windows.

Best-
Seth

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Oliver Walters <
oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think that there has been a functional regression in a recent build,
> relating to placing symbols in eeschema.
>
> Previously, the libraries were loaded once when the schematic was opened.
>
> now, the entire symbol library set is re-loaded every time you select
> "Place Symbol". This brings up the "loading symbol libraries" progress
> dialog before opening the component selector window.
>
> This is very tedious - especially on Windows where loading symbols can be
> an order of magnitude slower than linux. It really interrupts work flow.
>
> I do not imagine this is intended behaviour? Can anyone comment on this?
>
> Oliver
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