Eeschema: All fixed fields are now always saved in libraries. Therefore the footprint field can be set in lib (size, visibility) and imported in schematic with its predefined attributes, even if the footprint text is not set.

eeschema/backanno.cpp

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
 
 
 bool SCH_EDIT_FRAME::ProcessCmpToFootprintLinkFile( wxString& aFullFilename,
-                                                    bool aSetFieldAttributeToVisible  )
+                                                    bool aForceFieldsVisibleAttribute,
+                                                    bool aFieldsVisibleAttributeState )
 {
     // Build a flat list of components in schematic:
     SCH_REFERENCE_LIST referencesList;
@@ -117,29 +118,15 @@ bool SCH_EDIT_FRAME::ProcessCmpToFootprintLinkFile( wxString& aFullFilename,
                 // So we *do not* stop the search here
                 SCH_COMPONENT* component = referencesList[ii].GetComponent();
                 SCH_FIELD * fpfield = component->GetField( FOOTPRINT );
-                /* Give a reasonable value to the field position and
-                 * orientation, if the text is empty at position 0, because
-                 * it is probably not yet initialized
-                 */
-                if( fpfield->m_Text.IsEmpty() &&
-                    ( fpfield->GetPosition() == component->GetPosition() ) )
-                {
-                    fpfield->m_Orient = component->GetField( VALUE )->m_Orient;
-                    fpfield->SetPosition( component->GetField( VALUE )->GetPosition() );
-                    fpfield->m_Size   = component->GetField( VALUE )->m_Size;
-
-                    if( fpfield->m_Orient == 0 )
-                        fpfield->m_Pos.y += 100;
-                    else
-                        fpfield->m_Pos.x += 100;
-                }
-
                 fpfield->m_Text = footprint;
 
-                if( aSetFieldAttributeToVisible )
+                if( aForceFieldsVisibleAttribute )
-                    component->GetField( FOOTPRINT )->m_Attributs &= ~TEXT_NO_VISIBLE;
+                {
-                else
+                    if( aFieldsVisibleAttributeState )
-                    component->GetField( FOOTPRINT )->m_Attributs |= TEXT_NO_VISIBLE;
+                        component->GetField( FOOTPRINT )->m_Attributs &= ~TEXT_NO_VISIBLE;
+                    else
+                        component->GetField( FOOTPRINT )->m_Attributs |= TEXT_NO_VISIBLE;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -149,39 +136,50 @@ bool SCH_EDIT_FRAME::ProcessCmpToFootprintLinkFile( wxString& aFullFilename,
 
 bool SCH_EDIT_FRAME::LoadCmpToFootprintLinkFile()
 {
-    wxString title, filename;
+    wxString path = wxGetCwd();
-    wxString msg;
-    bool     visible = false;
 
     wxFileDialog dlg( this, _( "Load Component-Footprint Link File" ),
-                      wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString,
+                      path, wxEmptyString,
                       ComponentFileExtensionWildcard,
                       wxFD_OPEN | wxFD_FILE_MUST_EXIST );
 
     if( dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_CANCEL )
         return false;
 
-    filename = dlg.GetPath();
+    wxString filename = dlg.GetPath();
-    title  = wxGetApp().GetAppName() + wxT( " " ) + GetBuildVersion();
+    wxString title  = wxGetApp().GetAppName() + wxT( " " ) + GetBuildVersion();
     title += wxT( " " ) + filename;
     SetTitle( title );
 
-    int response = wxMessageBox( _( "Do you want to make all the foot print fields visible?" ),
+    int response = wxMessageBox( _( "Do you want to force all the footprint fields visibility?" ),
-                                 _( "Field Display Option" ),
+                                 _( "Field Visibility Change" ),
                                  wxYES_NO | wxICON_QUESTION | wxCANCEL, this );
 
     if( response == wxCANCEL )
         return false;
 
-    if( response == wxYES )
+    bool changevisibility = response == wxYES;
-        visible = true;
+    bool visible = false;
 
-    if( ! ProcessCmpToFootprintLinkFile( filename, visible ) )
+    if( changevisibility )
     {
+        response = wxMessageBox( _( "Do you want to make all the footprint fields visible?" ),
+                                     _( "Field Visibility Option" ),
+                                     wxYES_NO | wxICON_QUESTION | wxCANCEL, this );
+        if( response == wxCANCEL )
+            return false;
+
+        visible = response == wxYES;
+    }
+
+    if( ! ProcessCmpToFootprintLinkFile( filename, changevisibility, visible ) )
+    {
+        wxString msg;
         msg.Printf( _( "Failed to open component-footprint link file <%s>" ), filename.GetData() );
         DisplayError( this, msg );
         return false;
     }
 
+    OnModify();
     return true;
 }

eeschema/class_libentry.cpp

@@ -575,13 +575,12 @@ bool LIB_COMPONENT::Save( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter )
 
     // Fixed fields:
     // may have their own save policy so there is a separate loop for them.
+    // Empty fields are saved, because the user may have set visibility,
+    // size and orientation
     for( i = 0;  i < MANDATORY_FIELDS;  ++i )
     {
-        if( !fields[i].m_Text.IsEmpty() )
+        if( !fields[i].Save( aFormatter ) )
-        {
+            return false;
-            if( !fields[i].Save( aFormatter ) )
-                return false;
-        }
     }
 
     // User defined fields:

eeschema/dialogs/dialog_edit_component_in_schematic.cpp

@@ -846,7 +846,12 @@ void DIALOG_EDIT_COMPONENT_IN_SCHEMATIC::SetInitCmp( wxCommandEvent& event )
     INSTALL_UNBUFFERED_DC( dc, m_Parent->GetCanvas() );
     m_Cmp->Draw( m_Parent->GetCanvas(), &dc, wxPoint( 0, 0 ), g_XorMode );
 
-    // Initialize field values to default values found in library:
+    // Initialize fixed field values to default values found in library
+    // Note: the field texts are not modified because they are set in schematic,
+    // the text from libraries is most of time a dummy text
+    // Only VALUE and REFERENCE are re-initialized
+    // Perhaps the FOOTPRINT field should also be considered,
+    // but for most of components it is not set in library
     LIB_FIELD& refField = entry->GetReferenceField();
     m_Cmp->GetField( REFERENCE )->m_Pos = refField.m_Pos + m_Cmp->m_Pos;
     m_Cmp->GetField( REFERENCE )->ImportValues( refField );

eeschema/edit_component_in_schematic.cpp

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*
  * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2004 Jean-Pierre Charras, jaen-pierre.charras@gipsa-lab.inpg.com
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Jean-Pierre Charras, jp.charras at wanadoo.fr
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2011 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@verizon.net>
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2013 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@verizon.net>
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2011 KiCad Developers, see change_log.txt for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2013 KiCad Developers, see change_log.txt for contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ create a new power component with the new value." ), GetChars( entry->GetName()
     wxString title;
     title.Printf( _( "Edit %s Field" ), GetChars( aField->GetName() ) );
 
-    if( aField->GetText().IsEmpty() )  // Means the field was not already in use
-    {
-        aField->m_Pos = component->GetPosition();
-        aField->m_Size.x = aField->m_Size.y = m_TextFieldSize;
-    }
     DIALOG_SCH_EDIT_ONE_FIELD dlg( this, title, aField );
 
     int response = dlg.ShowModal();

eeschema/menubar.cpp

@@ -206,12 +206,11 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::ReCreateMenuBar()
     AddMenuItem( editMenu, wxID_REPLACE, _( "Find and Re&place\tCtrl+Shift+F" ), HELP_REPLACE,
                  KiBitmap( find_replace_xpm ) );
 
-    // Backannotate
+    // Import footprint association from the CvPcb cmp file:
     editMenu->AppendSeparator();
-    AddMenuItem( editMenu,
+    AddMenuItem( editMenu, ID_BACKANNO_ITEMS,
-                 ID_BACKANNO_ITEMS,
+                 _( "Import Footprint Selection" ),
-                 _( "&Backannotate" ),
+                 HELP_IMPORT_FOOTPRINTS,
-                 _( "Back annotate the footprint fields" ),
                  KiBitmap( import_footprint_names_xpm ) );
 
     // Menu View:
@@ -502,11 +501,6 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::ReCreateMenuBar()
                  _( "Run Pcbnew" ),
                  KiBitmap( pcbnew_xpm ) );
 
-    AddMenuItem( toolsMenu, ID_BACKANNO_ITEMS,
-                 _( "Import Footprint Selection" ),
-                 HELP_IMPORT_FOOTPRINTS,
-                 KiBitmap( import_footprint_names_xpm ) );
-
     // Help Menu:
     wxMenu* helpMenu = new wxMenu;
 

eeschema/netform.cpp

@@ -1002,10 +1002,10 @@ XNODE* NETLIST_EXPORT_TOOL::makeGenericComponents()
 
             xcomp->AddChild( node( sValue, comp->GetField( VALUE )->m_Text ) );
 
-            if( !comp->GetField( FOOTPRINT )->m_Text.IsEmpty() )
+            if( !comp->GetField( FOOTPRINT )->IsVoid() )
                 xcomp->AddChild( node( sFootprint, comp->GetField( FOOTPRINT )->m_Text ) );
 
-            if( !comp->GetField( DATASHEET )->m_Text.IsEmpty() )
+            if( !comp->GetField( DATASHEET )->IsVoid() )
                 xcomp->AddChild( node( sDatasheet, comp->GetField( DATASHEET )->m_Text ) );
 
             // Export all user defined fields within the component,
@@ -1020,8 +1020,8 @@ XNODE* NETLIST_EXPORT_TOOL::makeGenericComponents()
                 {
                     SCH_FIELD*  f = comp->GetField( fldNdx );
 
-                    // only output a field if non empty
+                    // only output a field if non empty and not just "~"
-                    if( !f->GetText().IsEmpty() )
+                    if( !f->IsVoid() )
                     {
                         XNODE*  xfield;
                         xfields->AddChild( xfield = node( sField, f->m_Text ) );

eeschema/sch_component.cpp

@@ -1042,16 +1042,14 @@ bool SCH_COMPONENT::Save( FILE* f ) const
     }
 
     // Fixed fields:
-    // Save fixed fields which are non blank.
+    // Save fixed fields even they are non blank,
+    // because the visibility, size and orientation are set from libaries
+    // mainly for footprint names, for those who do not use CvPcb
     for( unsigned i = 0;  i<MANDATORY_FIELDS;  ++i )
     {
         SCH_FIELD* fld = GetField( i );
-
+        if( !fld->Save( f ) )
-        if( !fld->m_Text.IsEmpty() )
+            return false;
-        {
-            if( !fld->Save( f ) )
-                return false;
-        }
     }
 
     // User defined fields:
@@ -1497,6 +1495,13 @@ void SCH_COMPONENT::GetMsgPanelInfo( MSG_PANEL_ITEMS& aList )
 
     aList.push_back( MSG_PANEL_ITEM( _( "Library" ), alias->GetLibraryName(), BROWN ) );
 
+    // Display the current associated footprin, if exists.
+    if( ! GetField( FOOTPRINT )->IsVoid() )
+        msg = GetField( FOOTPRINT )->m_Text;
+    else
+        msg = _("<Unknown>");
+    aList.push_back( MSG_PANEL_ITEM( _( "Footprint" ), msg, DARKRED ) );
+
     // Display description of the component, and keywords found in lib
     aList.push_back( MSG_PANEL_ITEM( _( "Description" ), alias->GetDescription(), DARKCYAN ) );
     aList.push_back( MSG_PANEL_ITEM( _( "Key words" ), alias->GetKeyWords(), DARKCYAN ) );

eeschema/sch_field.h

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ public:
         return (m_Attributs & TEXT_NO_VISIBLE) == 0 ? true : false;
     }
 
-
     void Draw( EDA_DRAW_PANEL* aPanel,
                wxDC*           aDC,
                const wxPoint&  aOffset,

eeschema/tool_sch.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2013 Jean-Pierre Charras, jp.charras at wnadoo.fr
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Jean-Pierre Charras, jp.charras at wanadoo.fr
  * Copyright (C) 2008-2011 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@verizon.net>
  * Copyright (C) 2004-2013 KiCad Developers, see change_log.txt for contributors.
  *

include/wxEeschemaStruct.h

@@ -675,11 +675,15 @@ public:
      *  EndCmp
      *
      * @param aFullFilename = the full filename to read
-     * @param aSetFieldsAttributeToVisible = true to set the footprint field flag to visible
+     * @param aForceFieldsVisibleAttribute = true to change the footprint field flag
+     *                                      visible or invisible
+     *                                      false = keep old state.
+     * @param aFieldsVisibleAttributeState = footprint field flag visible new state
      * @return bool = true if success.
      */
     bool ProcessCmpToFootprintLinkFile( wxString& aFullFilename,
-                                        bool  aSetFieldsAttributeToVisible );
+                                        bool aForceFieldsVisibleAttribute,
+                                        bool aFieldsVisibleAttributeState );
 
     /**
      * Function SaveEEFile