> Hello, > I have not found a good way to set up my library, that is footprint that > I need to make. At the present time I made the following directory: > ~/geda/project (for schematics layouts), ~/geda/pcb-elements (my > creation), ~/geda/footprint (for footprints downloaded), all this work > OK, but I would like to be able to see the footprint picture like the in > the original library the comes with pcb, there is time when I cannot > remember the part name, see the picture would help. > In the past I tried to add my footprint in the original library > directory, that didn't work because I lose every time i make new update. > It would be OK if I could make a new directory within the same library > then I can save the directory before update or new installation which I > tried but the directory does not show. > Is there way to add parts and be able to view them when hi-light? > Vinny > > From: Kai-Martin Knaak <k...@familieknaak.de> > On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:09:05 -0400, Vincent Onelli wrote: > > > I would like to be able to see the footprint picture like the in the > > original library the comes with pcb, there is time when I cannot > > remember the part name, see the picture would help. > > Set the variable "library-newlib" to the path of your local library. You > can do this in the GUI: > File -> Preferences... -> Library > > Or you can edit the file ~/.pcb/preferences. Shut down all instances of > pcb first, because pcb overwrites this file on close. > I apologies for my ignorance, I am not sure that I enter the info correctly. Here what I did: File -> Preference -> Library, then entered ~/geda/pcb-elements, which is my footprint directory but nothing has changed anywhere. I also fallowed the example given in the preference -> library, no change ether. what am I doing wrong? Vinny
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