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Re: PATCH: exact match of component with sub-units in schematic did not show

 

Hey Henner,

On 5/2/19 12:18 PM, Henner Zeller wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 20:24, Henner Zeller <h.zeller@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> so here one digit patch.
>>
>> Problem Symptom: in the schematic symbol chooser, if you search for an
>> exact match of a component with multiple units, it is not selected.
>> For instance, search for
>>
>>    74LS00
>>
>> The scored element is in the tree, but you need to manually unfold it
>> (see before.png image). This usually works otherwise (I suspect it has
>> to do with the fact that there are sub-units).
>>
>> The attached change will reliably select the first unit of that
>> particular symbol and fix the problem (after.png image).
>>
>> Now it might be up for debate if the search should actually unfold to
>> the first unit or if the tree unfolding should stop at the 74LS00 part
>> - I guess if the latter is wished, something dependent on
>> tree-children needs to be introduced. I leave that up to you.
>>
>> Attached: patch (against 5.1 branch),
> 
> It also applies cleanly against current head, which has the same problem.

I'm on it.  I'm digging through my backlog of patch reviews.  I should
get to it today or tomorrow.

Cheers,

Wayne


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