Why is the footprints library browser of kicad5.99 not globally searchable?

[HAYDEN]

5.1.x series version is available!
Version 5.99 requires two filters

[jmk]

Sorry, don’t understand your question.

The purpose of those filters seems to be to save scrolling.

[HAYDEN]

5.1.10 allows you to search for footprints in all footprint libraries directly, but 5.99 requires you to locate the library in the first search bar and then search for footprints in the current library in the second search bar

[jmk]

Both 5.1.10 & 5.99 work the same for me. The only difference is the search filter you highlighted which I usually don’t bother using.Application: KiCad

Version: 5.99.0-unknown-0525d50c58~131~ubuntu20.04.1, release build

Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.68.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1f zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.2.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.2.0) libssh/0.9.3/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.40.0 librtmp/2.3

Platform: Linux 5.4.0-80-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, cinnamon, x11

Build Info:
Date: Jul 21 2021 19:13:22
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
Boost: 1.71.0
OCC: 7.3.0
Curl: 7.68.0
ngspice: 31
Compiler: GCC 9.3.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
KICAD_USE_OCC=ON
KICAD_SPICE=ON

And:

Application: KiCad
Version: 5.1.10-88a1d61d58~90~ubuntu20.04.1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.68.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1f zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.2.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.2.0) libssh/0.9.3/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.40.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 5.4.0-80-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
Boost: 1.71.0
OpenCASCADE Technology: 7.3.0
Curl: 7.68.0
Compiler: GCC 9.3.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
KICAD_USE_OCE=OFF
KICAD_USE_OCC=ON
KICAD_SPICE=ON

[marekr]

5.1 doesn’t have a filter at all…

Also keep in mind, do not confuse the Footprint Editor with the Footprint Library Browser. They work differently and exist in both 5.1 and 5.99.

[HAYDEN]

The first icon “view footsteps” is searchable

[marekr]

You are going to have to provide a screenshot of 5.1 of what you are talking about.

[HAYDEN]

[jmk]

@HAYDEN

How old is your 5.99?
My current version displays different icons to yours.

Edit: Sorry, just realised you posted 5.1.10. Please ignore my comment.

[mf_ibfeew]

@hayden:
at the board-editor, use “add footprint” (menubar: Place->Add Footprint, Hotkey “O”) to get the “choose footprint” window. this has the same appaerance as the 5.1-version including the “search through all libraries” possibility.

[HAYDEN]

I’m assigning footprints to symbols in symbol attributes, and you’re adding footprints directly

[mf_ibfeew]

It was not obvious that you started the “footprint library browser” from the schematic-editor->symbol-properties->footprint setting (or symbol-contect-menu --> edit footprint) to directly set the footprint for a symbol. You are right, for this task your previous workflow is not working, the link to the “choose footprint”-window is lost.

You can read about similar discussions/suggestions:

Footprint filter

Hello… If symbol have defined footprint filter that can be used in cvpcb. But is it possible to use that filter directly from eschema pressing F to edit footprint.

Library browsers: single search box to filter library and symbol/footprint...

Add filtered list (using symbol's filters) of footprints in Edit Footprint...

Personally I like the last idea, not as powerful as the complete Cvpcb-search-filter-set, but its easy to understand, doesn’t overload the userinterface with to much icons and covers most use-cases.