In the table view of all symbols, I’m sometimes specifying two or more (BOM) alternatives for a component. I have extra fields with mfg name
and mfg-id
.
However there is a small caveat. You cannot hit an enter code in the field (spreadsheet programs support that, e.g. via ctrl-enter. In Kicad, this is the hotkey for the OK field (which could be missed there because the table window is far less used than e.g. a text dialog box.
Upon export to csv
, and finally Excel format, the cell line break is present.
See screenshot for a practical use case.
My workaround: put a CR, entered in an editor into the clipboard. Then, while adding a cell text, I paste the clipboard. At that time you see it as in the right cell. After hitting enter, the cell appears as seen in the Manufacturer
column.
Well, I’d wish that Kicad directly support the capability to insert an enter code in a cell, e.g. via ctrl-M.