Make option not uppercasing component names. I'm so bored with my Eeschema is convert ADuC, Si, component names to ADUC, SI etc., so I contribute this patch so anyone now may keep components

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ option(KICAD_MINIZIP "enable/disable building minizip (default ON)" ON)
 option(wxUSE_UNICODE "enable/disable building unicode (default OFF)")
 option(KICAD_GOST "enable/disable building using GOST notation for multiple gates per package (default OFF)")
 
+#for those who bored with uppercase
+option(KICAD_KEEPCASE "turn-off automatic component name conversion to uppercase if selected")
+
 option(USE_WX_ZOOM "Use wxDC to perform zooming (default OFF). Warning, this is experimental" )
 
 option(USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT
@@ -53,6 +56,10 @@ if(KICAD_GOST)
     add_definitions(-DKICAD_GOST)
 endif(KICAD_GOST)
 
+if(KICAD_KEEPCASE)
+    add_definitions(-DKICAD_KEEPCASE)
+endif(KICAD_KEEPCASE)
+
 if(USE_WX_ZOOM)
     add_definitions(-DUSE_WX_ZOOM)
 endif(USE_WX_ZOOM)

INSTALL.txt

@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ Require on locale utf8 for build the KiCad with cyrillic fonts support.
 -DKICAD_GOST=ON
 Build the KiCad with russian GOST support.
 
+-DKICAD_KEEPCASE=ON
+Build the KiCad with no component name conversion to uppercase (if you want your
+ADuC.../Si.../bq... components named as just so).
+
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=<some extra flags>
 Extra flags for the c++ compiler for your system required.
 

eeschema/class_library.h

@@ -169,7 +169,13 @@ public:
      * @param aMakeUpperCase - Force entry names to upper case.
      */
     void GetEntryNames( wxArrayString& aNames, bool aSort = true,
-                        bool aMakeUpperCase = true );
+                        bool aMakeUpperCase = 
+#ifndef KICAD_KEEPCASE
+                                              true
+#else
+                                              false
+#endif
+                        );
 
     /**
      * Load string array with entry names matching name and/or key word.

eeschema/database.cpp

@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ wxString DataBaseGetName( WinEDA_DrawFrame* frame, wxString& Keys,
     wxArrayString  nameList;
     wxString       msg;
 
+#ifndef KICAD_KEEPCASE
     BufName.MakeUpper();
+#endif
     Keys.MakeUpper();
 
     /* Review the list of libraries for counting. */

eeschema/dialog_edit_component_in_schematic.cpp

@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ void DIALOG_EDIT_COMPONENT_IN_SCHEMATIC::copyPanelToOptions()
 {
     wxString newname = chipnameTextCtrl->GetValue();
 
+#ifndef KICAD_KEEPCASE
     newname.MakeUpper();
+#endif
     newname.Replace( wxT( " " ), wxT( "_" ) );
 
     if( newname.IsEmpty() )

eeschema/getpart.cpp

@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ SCH_COMPONENT* WinEDA_SchematicFrame::Load_Component( wxDC*           DC,
         return NULL;
     }
 
+#ifndef KICAD_KEEPCASE
     Name.MakeUpper();
+#endif
 
     if( Name.GetChar( 0 ) == '=' )
     {

eeschema/libedit.cpp

@@ -497,7 +497,11 @@ lost!\n\nClear the current component from the screen?" ) ) )
         return;
     }
 
+#ifndef KICAD_KEEPCASE
     name = dlg.GetName().MakeUpper();
+#else
+    name = dlg.GetName();
+#endif
     name.Replace( wxT( " " ), wxT( "_" ) );
 
     /* Test if there a component with this name already. */