pcbnew: text fields with %R, %V not hides if checkbox unselected in "render" panel

[Sergey A. Borshch]

%R, %V substitution in text labels widely used to create assembly drawings. However, selecting/unselecting "Values" or "References" checkboxes in Render tab did not alter substituted texts visibility nor on screen nor on printing/plotting outputs.

My proposal is to hide %V, %R text field if appropriate checkbox in Render toolbar is unchecked and if field consist of "%R" or "%V" text only.

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

Please add version info

[Sergey A. Borshch (sb-sf)]

Any version since %R, %V substitution was added.

Steps to reproduce:

1) Open footprint editor, load any footprint,
2) Place text "%R" somewhere - text will be substituted with RefDes field value.
3) Save footprint, place it into pcb
4) Open "Render" panel, uncheck "References" checkbox

Reference designator hides, while added text label with %R substituted by RefDes value remains visible.

[André S. (anschitech)]

Just for consideration:
Reference and Value need to be placed on the correct layer in the footprint.
The visibility of Reference is tied to .SilkS, Value to .Fab.

Examples:
If %V is placed on .SilkS the Value option will not toggle its visibility.
If %R is placed on .Fab it will not be toggled by the Reference option.

This behaviour/dependency is not very well documented.

[Sergey A. Borshch (sb-sf)]

Actually, I'm shocked about this. Who is decided to limit me to which layer I has to put value or reference? What is the origin of that limiting at all? Is it one more example of "Kicad way" - where kicad's designers know what user want and what user should do better than user itself?

I always place Reference an Value fields to .Fab layer and text labels %R and %V to .SilkS layer. What's the problem with that placing in MY libraries, used to create MY boards?

[Sergey A. Borshch (sb-sf)]

Nick, what additional info you need to change status to "Confirmed"?

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

Proper version info. I don't know what version this is "Any version since %R, %V substitution was added.".

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

Patch merged. Thanks.

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

Fixed in revision a16430a7256f190362a7710abe7b972dc2c3936e
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=a16430a7256f190362a7710abe7b972dc2c3936e