--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, patrick <pured...@...> wrote: > > hi again, > > i was thinking that maybe it would be a good idea to integrate the parts > repo search in kicad directly (of course an internet connection would be > need). > > something like: adding a button Search the repo in component selection > dialog that open a new window for searching components and modules. > > doable? > good idea? > > pat
What is a "part"? This is not a term I find in the Kicad UI anywhere, so it is a formality to ask this question. I know what a footprint is (normally called a module in PCBNEW), and I believe EESCHEMA uses the term "symbol". So what do you understand under "part"? Is there something that needs to be changed in the Kicad UI? For footprints, there is an actual plan in place to support plugin code. I am the task lead on it, and it should start in March or April, after the pending release is out. This is intended for PCBNEW. From this work, there may be something usable for symbols that can be carved out of it and for incorporation into EESCHEMA. But my current focus and commitment is to PCBNEW's footprint support. I don't find symbol development to be as difficult or critical as footprint development, so I am starting there, at footprints. Once there is a way to globally name a footprint (and I do mean global in the purest sense), then perhaps symbols can be taught to reference them. Dick
