Footprint name in Footprint Properties window fails to change when Change Footprint is used 8.0.1 & 8.99
This problem occurs in both 8.0.1 and 8.99
Open Footprint Properties for any footprint. Use Change Footprint.
Place a New Footprint Library ID
In this example I changed the footprint according to the Ref, from 0.3 to 0.4 then click Change and Close.
The footprint on the PCB has changed, but the Properties window still shows 0.3.
If you click on the Edit Footprint again, you will see that the current footprint and the new footprint now both show 0.4 in this Change Footprint window.
Furthermore, if you Update Schematic from PCB, the new footprint (the 0.4) is placed in the schematic editor, even though, as I said, the Footprint Properties shows 0.3.
Finally, if you Update the PCB from the Schematic, the value in the Footprint Properties finally changes to 0.4.
KiCad Version
Application: KiCad PCB Editor x86_64 on x86_64
Version: 8.0.1-unknown-202403242118~05dedbd892~ubuntu22.04.1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.1
FreeType 2.11.1
HarfBuzz 2.7.4
FontConfig 2.13.1
Platform: Linux Mint 21.3, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, X11, cinnamon, x11
wxWidgets: 3.2.1 (wchar_t,wx containers) GTK+ 3.24
Boost: 1.74.0
OCC: 7.6.3
Curl: 7.81.0
ngspice: 42
Compiler: GCC 11.4.0 with C++ ABI 1016
Build settings: