When I want to edit an existing footprint to make a new one, the menu command says “save as”. I do that, and then any following edits are done on the new footprint. This workflow follows the example of many Windows applications. It feels natural. OK I am biased by habit and experience but this seems intuitive.
But when I want to edit an existing symbol to make a new one, the menu command says “save copy as”. Then when I want to edit the new one, I need to remember to close the existing one and open the new one to edit it. I often forget this step and end up editing the existing symbol. This is not what I wanted. I then need to correct my errors.
I do both of these processes often. Why do we have this difference in workflow? Maybe we could offer both options in both editors?