FP Editor: Cant set FP pad connection

[Frank Severinsen]

Steps to reproduce:

1. open Footprint editor
2. open a footprint
3. open footprint properties -> Local Clearance and Settings
4. Change "Pad connection to zones" to something else (Solid, Thermal relief)
5. press ok
6. goto step 3, and see the pad connection has reset to "Use zone setting"

Seems to happen on both Pre 5.1.2 and Nightly

Application: Eeschema
Version: 5.1.2-br-unknown-b16d4d1~84~ubuntu19.04.1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.64.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1b zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) libssh/0.8.6/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.36.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 5.0.0-19-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
    Boost: 1.67.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.64.0
    Compiler: GCC 8.3.0 with C++ ABI 1013
Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
    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
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

Setting to "high" as the only work-around is to edit the footprint in a text editor.

[Frank Severinsen (shack)]

Thanks Jeff!

Out of curiosity, would you know how long time this has been non functioning?

[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

Believe it or not, it has never worked. Before 5.0 the control was missing from the dialog; since then it's been there, but not hooked up.

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

Fixed in revision 3135334c0cba0b19acb8e9cc46fd9aaee96ac4af
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=3135334c0cba0b19acb8e9cc46fd9aaee96ac4af