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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

And if you have a chance, please go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1740717 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1740717>

and click the “Does this bug affect you?” link.

Thanks,
Jeff.

> On 10 Jul 2018, at 09:35, Maciej Suminski <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Attila,
> 
> There is a right-click context menu that should let you cut/copy/paste
> symbols between libraries, including project specific ones. I think the
> way of renaming symbols has not changed, i.e. you simply modify the
> Value field.
> 
> Cheers,
> Orson
> 
> On 07/10/2018 02:56 PM, Attila Kinali wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I've been trying out rc3 the last couple of days and stumbled over
>> one (minor) detail. Previously, when I wanted to create a new schematic
>> symbol, I used to choose one that is suitably close to what I need
>> (often there was already a symbol for the same part in a different package
>> or a similar part where only a few pins need to be changed),
>> would edit it and in the end store it in the project specific library.
>> 
>> Now with Kicad 5, that doesn't work anymore. Even though, I can dublicate
>> symbols, they are already in a specific library, i.e. I cannot move them
>> to the project library. I also cannot change the symbol name (at least
>> I couldn't find a menu point to do that).
>> 
>> The only way, to dublicate a symbol that I could figure out is to export the
>> symbol, edit the file to change the name and aliases, then import
>> it again. This is kind of cumbersome. Is there an easier way?
>> 
>> Additionally, I would suggest, when importing a symbol to show a 
>> pop-up window to select the library to which the symbol should be
>> imported to (with the current library being selected as default).
>> This would make the selection of the library more obvious for
>> mere mortals like me.
>> 
>> 				Attila Kinali
>> 
> 
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