Footprint Editor - Save Bug

[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.