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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

There was an issue with the remapping algorithm handling spaces.  This
has been fixed.  Your symbol library file names can have spaces in them.
 The library nickname cannot.

On 1/26/2018 1:19 PM, José Ignacio wrote:
> I reported this multiple[1] times[2] long ago, and have since given up
> and folded all my library names to use underscores instead. There are
> basically no up to date design documents on how kicad's different
> systems and overall architecture are supposed to work, many large
> refactors and overhauls have been made, some inadvertently causing large
> incompatibilities like this one since there is no document to reference
> on what is correct and what it's not. Users are left on an easter egg
> hunt to see what will break in the new version.
> 
> On the particular issue, just replacing @ instead of / will just move
> the problem around, the real fix is just to document the current
> behavior/design properly, homogenize it and just not make this kind of
> mess again.
> 
> [1]: https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg27754.html
> <https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg27754.html>
> [2]: https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg31789.html
> 
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski
> <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx <mailto:tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     On 26/01/18 19:01, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
>     > Hi all,
>     >
>     > Why are space characters not allowed in the SCH library nicknames, but
>     > are OK for the FP libraries? Is this an overlook on SCH/PCB side?
> 
>     Also, the LIB_IDs follow the following scheme:
> 
>     library:symbol/revision.
> 
>     The / (slash) character is often used in the part names (see [1]). For
>     'heavy library style' people like CERN, the part names in the lib need
>     to perfectly match the manufacturers' names. '/' as a revision separator
>     makes this impossible.
> 
>     Would anyone here oppose changing it to something not met in typical IC
>     names e.g, '@'?
> 
>     Cheers,
>     Tom
> 
>     [1]
>     http://uk.farnell.com/w/c/semiconductors-ics/power-management-ics-pmic/prl/results?st=%2Fnopb
>     <http://uk.farnell.com/w/c/semiconductors-ics/power-management-ics-pmic/prl/results?st=%2Fnopb>
> 
> 
> 
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