If you think this is important, it is better to report a bug on the bug tracker to make sure this is not lost in the noise.
2018-02-28 7:38 GMT+01:00 Russell Oliver <roliver8...@gmail.com>: > Hmm what about displaying that info in the dialog title? > > Also might be useful to show if the footprint can be found on disk (as > opposed from cache) and if so the path to its file. > > > On 28 Feb 2018 17:33, "Andy Peters" <de...@latke.net> wrote: > > Nowhere in the pcbnew footprint properties dialog does it say the name > (and source library) of the footprint whose properties are being displayed! > This is a weird oversight. > > This little bit of info is useful! For example, my DRC check complained > about “footprint C7 has malformed courtyard.” OK, I look at the footprint’s > properties to see what it’s called (because who can remember) and it’s not > in that dialog. > > To be fair, when a footprint is selected, its relevant details are shown > in the status bar on the bottom of the screen, and that includes the > footprint name. But still … > > This is with a current nightly build. > > -a > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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