Footprint Editor - Save Bug

[mikrocoder]

Hi,

I’ve noticed some unpleasant things lately.

For quite some time now, 3D models have been missing from many footprints, even though the path is stored, but the file does not exist. Currently noticed: Molex Mini-Spox.

What’s annoying about version 9 are various minor issues. The footprint editor has a memory problem. You change, copy, or create a footprint, change something or rename it, press the save button at the top, and nothing happens. The asterisk in the menu bar remains. Only when you click on another footprint does the save or discard security prompt appear. That can’t be right.
You really should do another round of bug fixes before you add new features. The features don’t help anyone if the program generally causes problems that weren’t there before. We often hear that version 9 causes major problems, and we notice it ourselves. Surely you must have noticed the obvious bugs yourselves. Or not?

Starting KiCad 9 and its editors also takes significantly longer compared to version 8.

So I beg you, please take more care when programming, quality instead of quantity.

Nevertheless, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Win 11 25H2 + KiCad 9.0.6

[Claudio.Lorini]

@mikrocoder

You change, copy, or create a footprint, change something or rename it, press the save button at the top, and nothing happens.

Where exactly are you saving to? Where are placed your libs?
From this side does not happen.

@mikrocoder

Surely you must have noticed the obvious bugs yourselves. Or not?

Or not.

[Piotr]

@mikrocoder

3D models have been missing from many footprints, even though the path is stored, but the file does not exist.

It’s been like this for as long as I can remember. Are you saying that 3D models were in V8 and not in V9?

[jmk]

@mikrocoder

For quite some time now, 3D models have been missing from many footprints, even though the path is stored, but the file does not exist. Currently noticed: Molex Mini-Spox.

Read this FAQ: https://forum.kicad.info/t/why-a-footprint-points-to-a-3d-model-but-the-model-file-doesnt-exist/24979

@mikrocoder

The footprint editor has a memory problem. You change, copy, or create a footprint, change something or rename it, press the save button at the top, and nothing happens. The asterisk in the menu bar remains. Only when you click on another footprint does the save or discard security prompt appear.

Something does happen: the footprint is saved.
The asterisk in the menu bar remains until the footprint is saved.
Only when you click on another footprint does the save or discard prompt appear: Only if you haven’t saved the footprint.

@mikrocoder

We often … and we notice

Who is “we”?

@mikrocoder

Starting KiCad 9 and its editors also takes significantly longer compared to version 8.

Is this a Kicad or OS problem?
I run a linux OS and Kicad opens as fast as I can move and click the mouse.

@mikrocoder

So I beg you, please take more care when programming, quality instead of quantity.

I doubt many of the program contributors enjoy chasing bugs and most bugs are found by initial programmer testing or users contributing time and effort to testing new features. This is why “Bug reports” link and the “Nightly” version (X.99) exist. Unfortunately, occasionally, sh*t happens.
So, if you find a bug, report it. If you aren’t prepared to have patience whilst a bug is being fixed, ask for your money back and move on. Don’t just complain.

[hermit]

@mikrocoder Please try and keep it to one issue per topic. We have people picking and choosing which thing to answer here and it gets to be a bit of a mess.

Thank You.

[mikrocoder]

I give with difficulty.

[mikrocoder]

@jmk

Something does happen: the footprint is saved.
The asterisk in the menu bar remains until the footprint is saved.
Only when you click on another footprint does the save or discard prompt appear: Only if you haven’t saved the footprint.

I haven’t noticed that before.

Thank you so far.