How to hide 'library description' for power symbols

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Hi,

I want to hide the ‘library description’ for power symbols in the schematic editor.

I tried several things:

  • View > Hide hidden field > Uncheck
  • Symbol properties > Description field > Show & Show Name > Uncheck

Workaround: Re-open kicad_sch file
Reproduce: Go to Search > check “Search hidden fields”, type ‘a’ in the search field > ‘library description’ fields appear until re-open.

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Edit > Edit text and Graphic Properties.

Select “Other symbol fields”, “Power Symbols” and untick “Visible”.

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That doesn’t work, is already unchecked.

Please check the steps to reproduce.

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update your KiCad to at least 9.0.3. See Hidden fields remain visible after search and cannot be hidden again (#20865) · Issues · KiCad / KiCad Source Code / kicad · GitLab

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Yes that fixes it, thanks!

I don’t know why KiCad didn’t update tho.

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KiCad does not automatically update itself; so this would only happen if you had some kind of package manager that you have configured to automatically install updates, such as is common on Linux.

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Okay, clear. But also no notification for a newer version :thinking:

On MacOS, several applications do have semi-automated update (checking), like Filezilla shows a notification with download button.

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Help > https://www.kicad.org/ > Blog.

Bug fix releases generally once a month-ish.
New major releases annually. Usually late February.

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