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[Seth Hillbrand <seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>]

​Orson-

The new one looks good here.

I'd vote for skipping the extra string field for now and ignore hidden
files.

-S​



Am Do., 24. Mai 2018 um 01:20 Uhr schrieb Maciej Sumiński <
maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>:

> Attached a revised patch set, as the previous one looked ugly on Windows
> (and fine on Linux).
>
> Cheers,
> Orson
>
> On 05/23/2018 12:17 PM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> > As it has been reported [1], the Footprint Library Wizard is restricted
> > to the old Github repositories (one repo per library vs current single
> > repo for all libraries). I propose to replace it with a common file
> > browser, similar to the one in the Symbol Library Table dialog. In the
> > future we may develop a separate dialog to update the local libraries,
> > using a genuine git client letting us any repository (not only Github),
> > perhaps traverse through commits and display logs.
> >
> > I could not use the standard file dialog, as wxWidgets does not provide
> > one to select both files *and* directories, but it is necessary to
> > handle both .pretty libraries (directories) and foreign formats (e.g.
> > Eagle .lbr files) with a single dialog.
> >
> > Github plugin is still available, but has to be selected manually in the
> > Footprint Library Table dialog. I think it is reasonable not to expose
> > it, as it brings troubles to inexperienced users.
> >
> > AFAICT, the attached patch introduces one new string ("Show Hidden" in
> > the selector dialog), breaking the string freeze rule. The string is not
> > crucial, so it might be removed for the time being.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Orson
> >
> > 1. https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1772209
> >
> >
> >
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