Feature request: Option for disabling autoplacement of fields in symbols imported from EAGLE library or schematics
Description
Currently, when importing symbols from EAGLE libraries (or schematics), the symbol editor shows the correct placement of fields as specified in the EAGLE files, but when adding a symbol to the schematics, all fields are autoplaced.
It would be nice to have an import option, whether all fields should have autoplacement enabled or not, as editing every imported symbol is very cumbersome.
Steps to reproduce
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KiCad -> File -> Import Non-KiCad Project -> EAGLE project.
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MultipleTechnologiesAndVariants_TwoDevicesInDeviceset_InstanceAttributeTextSizeChanged.sch
KiCad Version
Application: KiCad x86_64 on x86_64
Version: 10.99.0-1339-gf78f54bd56, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.9 GLX
FreeType 2.14.3
HarfBuzz 12.3.2
FontConfig 2.17.1
libcurl/8.20.0 OpenSSL/3.6.2 zlib/1.3.2 brotli/1.2.0 zstd/1.5.7 libidn2/2.3.8 libpsl/0.21.5 libssh2/1.11.1 nghttp2/1.69.0 ngtcp2/1.22.1 nghttp3/1.15.0 mit-krb5/1.22.1 OpenLDAP/2.6.10
Platform: Debian GNU/Linux forky/sid, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, X11, x11, KDE, KDE
OpenGL: Intel, Mesa Intel(R) Graphics (ARL), 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 26.0.6-1, GLX 1.4
Build Info:
Date: Jun 9 2026 11:47:50
wxWidgets: 3.2.9 (wchar_t,wx containers) GTK+ 3.24
Boost: 1.90.0
OCC: 7.9.2
Curl: 8.20.0
ngspice: 46
Compiler: GCC 15.2.0 with C++ ABI 1020
KICAD_IPC_API=ON
KICAD_USE_PCH=OFF
Locale:
Lang: en_US
Enc: ANSI_X3.4-1968
Num: 1234.5
Encoded кΩ丈: (sys), D0BACEA9E4B888 (utf8)