I’m using 5.99.
Version: 5.99.0-unknown-7ef9082c86~117~ubuntu20.10.1, release build
The symbol editor tells me that my library is read only. I have checked (with ls -l) that I own the files and that their access right are granted for all (root, group, user). Does anybody know what happens?
Thanks
Edit: I found the problem, it was written at the top of the window. I will try to migrate the libraries I created earlier so that they become editable. I will update this. Stay tuned.
Edit2: I could finally migrate my personal libraries. It took a while because it was constantly crashing (Kicad in a freeze state). I found out that there was one library that made it crash. It’s a ST library that I copied in order to edit it. So my question is: what should I do with it. Should I post it here so that the developers can test the import? All other libraries could be migrated successfully.
I use a 5.99 version also. The libraries which come with KiCad are protected from editing. I generally started with symbols copied from the KiCad libraries and saved them to my own library located elsewhere, then edit as desired. FYI I usually like to reduce text sizes to about 30 mils, remove fill colors, and shorten pin lengths as much as possible.
I also have a few libraries I have copied and edited. I just tried to reduce the text size to 1mm, and that’s fine, but at that point, as I’m working with a 208 pin QGFP, I wanted to change it in the excel-like interface. I noticed 2 things:
The text size is not in the excel file interface (that can be called by this icon)
I guess I will have to do everything manually by opening the text files. Or maybe with a PHP script. Or is there a way to batch change the text size?
The small excel interface has a strange behavior.
Its horizontal scrollbar shows that it’s not fully shown (Y position is only partly shown). I wanted to increase its width, but it increase only the name field width, the y position is never fully shown, and it’s never scrollbar-free.
It can be increased vertically, but not more than the window. After it reaches the height of the window, pulling more on it increases it just slightly. Then pulling yet a bit more decreases its height. For this one, I’m not sure it’s a bug or a feature…
That said, maybe Kicad uses the features of Ubuntu’s windowing system, so I wouldn’t be surprised to be told it’s a Ubuntu feature.
I would like to change the text size in the symbol editor. The reason is that some 3 digit numbers could be better if smaller. Like in this 144 QFP FPGA pins.
I tried to change the text size value on the right, but it changes only the chip type (MAX10M08SAE144). I didn’t try but I think the top one will chage only “IC”, the generic reference of the chip. Fpp
Now apparenlty there is a preference panel (Preferences -> Preferences) in which I can chane the default pin name and number sizes, but it does not change the pins already entered, and beside this it doesn’t even change the new pins.
Here is the symbol editor window -> preferences -> preferences panel. For some reason, the 1mm I had previously set is now 0.991. Well, it’s close enough.
After clicking OK, I can expect the new pins to have the size I want. Here is the new pin panel. You can notice that the name and number text sizes are not 1mm and neither 0.991, but 1.27.
Last thing: when I close the symbol editor -> preferences -> preferences panel, the grid is apparently drawn last and stays on top of everything else, background and pins.
That’s a minor issue, as soon as I zoom in or out, it’s back to normal. NB: the wrongly orientated “Test” pin 145 is just my mistake. Ignore it. I wanted to check its size.
