It is a great idea. I hope it pans out….
> On 26 Jan 2018, at 22:00, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Seth, > > I haven't had a chance to test it but it's a clever concept. I would > prefer a bunch user testing on this before I merge it. If I do decide > to merge it, we should probably restore allowing spaces in symbol > library nicknames. As of now, this patch doesn't buy us much if we > don't change that as well. > > Cheers, > > Wayne > > On 01/26/2018 03:00 PM, Seth Hillbrand wrote: >> Wayne- >> >> Would you object to a patch like the attached? It reads the name line >> in reverse order, allowing spaces in the component name. If this is an >> acceptable approach, I'll make the other required internal changes. >> >> -Seth >> >> 2018-01-26 10:22 GMT-08:00 Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostow...@cern.ch >> <mailto:tomasz.wlostow...@cern.ch> >> <mailto:tomasz.wlostow...@cern.ch <mailto:tomasz.wlostow...@cern.ch>>>: >> >> On 26/01/18 19:18, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >>> On 1/26/2018 1:01 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Why are space characters not allowed in the SCH library nicknames, but >>>> are OK for the FP libraries? Is this an overlook on SCH/PCB side? >>>> >>>> I'd like to disable the space check in eeschema, it's very annoying if >>>> the library file names contain spaces. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Tom >>> >>> For the same reason you can have spaces in symbol names, library symbol >>> names are not quoted in the schematic file format. If you can figure >>> out a way to fix this without changing the schematic file format and >>> breaking anything, then I'm ok with that. The new schematic file format >>> will use quoted strings for symbol library links (which will only be for >>> reverting or updating since symbols will be embedded in the schematic) >>> so I will remove this restriction once the new file formats are in play. >>> >> >> Hi Wayne, >> >> Now I understand the reason for not allowing spaces. What about the >> slashes? >> >> Tom >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>> >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >> <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net>> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers>> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >> <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp>
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