This change completely removes the LIB_ALIAS design pattern an replaces
it by allowing LIB_PART objects to inherit from other LIB_PART objects.
The initial implementation only allows for single inheritance and only
supports the mandatory fields in the derived part because that is all
that the current symbol library file format will support. Once the new
file format is implemented and saving to the old file format is deprecated,
more complex inheritance will be added. The LIB_ALIAS information saved
in the document files was move into the LIB_PART object. This change
impacts virtually every part of the schematic and symbol library editor
code so this commit message is woefully incomplete.
REMOVE: Removed the symbol aliases concept from the schematic and symbol
editors and the symbol viewer.
NEW: Replace the symbol alias concept with simple inheritance that allows
a library symbol to be derived from another library symbol.
Make the "Define as power symbol" checkbox tooltip more descriptive so
the user has a better understanding of enabling this option.
Fixes lp:1804932
https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1804932
In DIALOG_EDIT_COMPONENT_IN_SCHEMATIC, the Cancel button is
connected to a dedicated handler to deal with the footprint
browser widget. DIALOG_EDIT_COMPONENT_IN_LIBRARY should have
the same logic.
Fixes: lp:1816636
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1816636
The alias list now displays the user model (multiple aliases *of*
a root part, rather than a collection of names *including* the
root part). This simplified the error detection logic, fixing
the first bug in the bug report.
Updating the part in the library is now done uniformly on OK
(which was the second bug in the bug report).
Fixes: lp:1744656
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1744656
Replace all instances of "component" and "part" with "symbol" when
referring to schematic and library symbols.
Replace all instances of "component" with "footprint" when referring to
board and library footprints.
Minor dialog layout fixes to some of the dialogs impacted by the UI
string changes.
* Replace all occurrences of the word "part" with "unit" when referring to
multiple unit components for improved consistency.
* Replace "shared by" with "common to" when referring to objects (lines, arcs,
pins, etc.) that are common to all units.
* Improve wording in library component properties dialog.
File "rules" has instructional text as comments near top.
2) Convert all text files in repo to LF line ending form.
Any checkout done with "rules" in play will convert the working
tree to native line ending, while keeping repo as LF line ending.
jean-pierre charras
Simon Richter
Wayne Stambaugh
John Beard
Seth Hillbrand
Jeff Young
Aylons Hazzud
Wayne Stambaugh
Dick Hollenbeck
Andrey Fedorushkov