Cross-probe from Symbol Editor pin table to symbol editor canvas
Description
Sometimes when I create a component I would like to use the pin table to change the pin names and numbers as this is faster done in the pin table.
I don't have to continually open windows to set the pins individually.
The problem is that I don't see the selected pin displayed in the editor.
And it remains difficult for me to find the right one without a visual indication.
Especially in those cases where I have done a pin clone and they all have the same names and numbers.
The symbols of components with many pins also placed in a particular way I position them by cloning the part that remains the same both pin and graphic and then normally I correct the numbers and names for each pin individually.
In the video I have already corrected the pin numbers.
Maybe not the best example but the display selection function could make your job easier.
See video:
Steps to reproduce
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KiCad Version
Application: KiCad Symbol Editor
Version: 5.99.0-unknown-e0478e43da~127~ubuntu20.04.1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.68.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1f zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.2.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.2.0) libssh/0.9.3/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.40.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 5.4.0-72-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, mate, x11
Build Info:
Date: Apr 24 2021 08:38:22
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
Boost: 1.71.0
OCC: 7.3.0
Curl: 7.68.0
ngspice: 31
Compiler: GCC 9.3.0 with C++ ABI 1013
Build settings:
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
KICAD_USE_OCC=ON
KICAD_SPICE=ON