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Re: Spaces in library nicknames

 

Another question is whether spaces are considered valid in library item
names (symbols/footprints). Should both logical library names and
library items permit the same character set? Seems reasonable to me, but
I need to be sure.

Cheers,
Orson

On 04/13/2018 11:36 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> I have just noticed that one cannot use spaces in symbol library
> nicknames [1], whereas they are valid for footprint library nicknames
> [2]. I suppose it should be unified and moved to a function (static
> method in LIB_ID?) to avoid valid characters sets diversion. I will fix
> it, but I need to know what is the decision about spaces.
> 
> Cheers,
> Orson
> 
> 1.
> https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-source-mirror/blob/master/eeschema/dialogs/dialog_sym_lib_table.cpp#L269
> 2.
> https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-source-mirror/blob/master/pcbnew/dialogs/dialog_fp_lib_table.cpp#L302
> 
> 
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