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kikoun

Hello,

 

Nice new library editor, for this 7.3 version... The overall view and the 'duplicate'  function would be a is a great idea... at least if it was working !

First thing I tried, I open a library, tried to duplicate a device, and all I get is this error :

 

'can't open 'My_libraryname.lbr''

No such file or directory

 

The reason is quite simple: Eagle assume that the opened library is stored in one of the path defined in the Libraries directories option, but don't look into sub directories... GRrrrrrrrrr

 

This is a bug: when you edit a file (it could be a anything: a text document, a video, a 3D model etc....) you use the name and the path of the the file you are editing ! you don't assume the location of the file !!!!!

 

There are 2 workarounds :

- You put all your library in the same directory, without any sub-directory but you have to like messy organisation....

- Or each time you plan to use that new 'duplicate' functionality, first you move the Lbr at the top of your library directory, you edit the library, then you move back the lbr file where it belong (and do the same for the  .l#1, .L#2 files !!!).

 

Guillaume.

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  • 0 in reply to kikoun

    On 5/12/2015 2:11 AM, Guillaume barrey wrote:

    Hi again,

    And just one little question : why there is no 'duplicate'  function for

    symbols ?

     

     

    Hi Guillame,

     

    I made the same complaint, due to time constraints it wasn't added in.

    It will be added in a future release

     

    hth,

    Jorge Garcia

     

     

  • 0 in reply to kikoun

    A Python program could be used to search for all the possible duplicates externally. But this is only a workaround patch.

    clem

  • 0 in reply to clem57

    Hi,

     

    Any way, it seems that this issue of 'not looking in sub directories of library folder'  is more general. For example, the same applies to the 'library update all' function that never worked for me, because of that problem.

     

    I refuse to put all my library in a single directory :

    - it's really easier to found something in a well organized architecture than in a huge unreadable list (Just look at the list of library installed by default: it's so big that Cadsoft add a search tool !)

    - I use the same architecture for storing all the component documentation (I have a directory with inside the same architecture, in which I store the datasheet, application note, an all the documents related to the component I use) : again it's easy to found something !

     

    I though I was not the first to want to organize my library,. So, I came to the idea that maybe I wasn't doing the right thing, and maybe I should add all sub-directories in the library path parameter... but in that case I lose the organization in the control panel, since it will display all sub-directory at the same level (that way I can have only one hierarchical level !)

     

    So Why Eagle will refuse to look into sub directories for all function but the control panel ? (the control panel  manage the display of all sub-directories ????)

     

    Guillaume.

  • 0 in reply to kikoun

     

     

    So Why Eagle will refuse to look into sub directories for all function

    but the control panel ? (the control panel  manage the display of all

    sub-directories ????)

     

    Guillaume.

     

    Hi Guillaume,

     

    The devs are working on this, they recognize that it needs to be fixed

    and we will hopefully have something soon.

     

    Best Regards,

    Jorge Garcia