I use:
Application: pcbnew
Version: (2017-11-13 revision d98fc85)-master, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.2
libcurl/7.35.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1f zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.28 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
Boost: 1.54.0
Curl: 7.35.0
Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 with C++ ABI 1002
Build settings:
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
KICAD_USE_OCE=OFF
KICAD_SPICE=OFF
Often times, a footprint Library Browser pops up as a tool (for instance, when trying to set a footprint of a schematic symbol), which looks like this:
Apparently, the browser on the right is derived from Pcbnew, since you can to stuff like hit space to reset dx/dy, and then move the cursor around to measure. However, the grid seems to be set at 2.54 mm, which is way too big for me to measure the size of a part like the one pictured.
So is there a way to change the grid size specifically in the Library Browser, so I could roughly measure part sizes there (without having to insert parts into Pcbnew, where I’d have access to properly changing the grid size)?