Several inconsistencies in footprint names

[Povilas Kanapickas]

The names of the footprints in the Kicad library are not consistent. For example:

TQFP_64 -> probably should be TQFP64
TQFP_100 -> TQFP100
tssop-28 -> TSSOP28
TSSOP-48 -> TSSOP48
SOT23_6 -> SOT23-6
MSOP_8 -> MSOP8
HE10_** probably should contain '-' instead of '_'.
Also many footprints contain lowercase text.

Some components specify their default footprints by the common names, e.g. TQFP64, which exists as TQFP_64. Fixing these inconsistencies would be an improvement to the library, albeit a small one.

Application: Eeschema
Version: (2012-apr-16-27)-stable
Build: wxWidgets 2.8.12 (no debug,Unicode,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC 4.7.0,wx containers,compatible with 2.6)
Platform: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Options: USE_PNG_BITMAPS=ON
         KICAD_GOST=OFF
         USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
         USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
         USE_BOOST_POLYGON_LIBRARY

[Dick Hollenbeck (dickelbeck)]

Submit a patch to library mailing list.
On Dec 22, 2012 6:15 PM, "p12" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> The names of the footprints in the Kicad library are not consistent. For
> example:
>
> TQFP_64 -> probably should be TQFP64
> TQFP_100 -> TQFP100
> tssop-28 -> TSSOP28
> TSSOP-48 -> TSSOP48
> SOT23_6 -> SOT23-6
> MSOP_8 -> MSOP8
> HE10_** probably should contain '-' instead of '_'.
> Also many footprints contain lowercase text.
>
> Some components specify their default footprints by the common names,
> e.g. TQFP64, which exists as TQFP_64. Fixing these inconsistencies would
> be an improvement to the library, albeit a small one.
>
> ** Affects: kicad
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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