No status bar

Schematic
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Application: KiCad x64 on x64

Version: 8.0.4, release build

Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.5
FreeType 2.12.1
HarfBuzz 8.3.0
FontConfig 2.14.2
libcurl/8.5.0-DEV Schannel zlib/1.3

Platform: Windows 10 (budowa 19045), wydanie 64-bitowe, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW

Build Info:
Date: Jul 17 2024 03:26:47
wxWidgets: 3.2.5 (wchar_t,wx containers)
Boost: 1.83.0
OCC: 7.8.1
Curl: 8.5.0-DEV
ngspice: 42
Compiler: Visual C++ 1939 without C++ ABI

Build settings:

Schematic → select component → properties → Change footprint.

Is it normal that there is no status bar?

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Below is what you get when editing a symbol.
Properties panel on the left, Properties window in the centre.
When you select the 3 books at the RH end of the Footprint Value (where red arrow points), you will then get the Footprint Chooser window on the screen. See under Symbol Properties window.

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ksnip_20240725-1728101822×1024 159 KB

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Kicad 7:

kicad7
kicad71874×1006 86.8 KB

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Kicad 8:

kicad8
kicad81720×975 58.1 KB

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I can confirm. I was wondering as well, what’s that about.

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@Krzysztof_Krzych
Sorry, I misunderstood your problem.
It would be best if you or @ekoeck create an issue on Gitlab

My status bar shows, but I am using Ubuntu. See below:

Application: KiCad Symbol Editor x86_64 on x86_64

Version: 8.0.4-unknown-202407162209~ee573a1480~ubuntu22.04.1, release build

Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.1
FreeType 2.11.1
HarfBuzz 2.7.4
FontConfig 2.13.1
libcurl/7.81.0 OpenSSL/3.0.2 zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.9 zstd/1.4.8 libidn2/2.3.2 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.3.2) libssh/0.9.6/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.43.0 librtmp/2.3 OpenLDAP/2.5.18

Platform: Linux Mint 21.3, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, X11, cinnamon, x11
OpenGL: Mesa, NV106, 4.3 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2

Build Info:
Date: Jul 16 2024 22:09:10
wxWidgets: 3.2.1 (wchar_t,wx containers) GTK+ 3.24
Boost: 1.74.0
OCC: 7.6.3
Curl: 7.81.0
ngspice: 42
Compiler: GCC 11.4.0 with C++ ABI 1016

Build settings

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Done. I also linked this thread in the issue so feel free to post further information to help the devs.

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The issues shown in this thread by OP showcase the two windows that KiCad has, the “Footprint Chooser” and the “Footprint Browser”.

You can find that window here:
image

The footprint browser I believe is deprecated in favor of the footprint chooser that can actually search everything.

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