Create new component from old not available

[William Hanna]

The "create new component from old" button is no longer available in the component editor. It is no longer possible to use an old component to create a new one. You can "duplicate" a component, but this doesn't allow you to create a name. There is no "edit" option for the component name either which would allow the duplicate to be renamed to suit.

Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-104b606~61~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.2
    libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
    Boost: 1.58.0
    Curl: 7.47.0
    Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

What do you mean that it does not allow you to "create a name"?

[William Hanna (william-hanna)]

If you hit duplicate it creates a new component with a default name of the original with an extension. You cang change/edit this name
-------- Original message --------From: Nick Østergaard <email address hidden> Date: 2018-02-19 4:37 AM (GMT-04:00) To: <email address hidden> Subject: [Bug 1750303] Re: Create new component from old not available
What do you mean that it does not allow you to "create a name"?

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Title:
  Create new component from old not available

Status in KiCad:
  New

Bug description:
  The "create new component from old" button is no longer available in
  the component editor. It is no longer possible to use an old component
  to create a new one. You can "duplicate" a component, but this doesn't
  allow you to create a name. There is no "edit" option for the
  component name either which would allow the duplicate to be renamed to
  suit.

  Application: kicad
  Version: no-vcs-found-104b606~61~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
  Libraries:
      wxWidgets 3.0.2
      libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
  Platform: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
  Build Info:
      wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
      Boost: 1.58.0
      Curl: 7.47.0
      Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009

  Build settings:
      USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
      USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
      KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
      KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
      KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
      KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
      BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
      KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
      KICAD_SPICE=ON

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[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

You can change/edit the name, it's just not very discoverable. If you double-click the component to show it in the edit canvas (the right half of the window), you can edit the name there (hover over it and hit 'e').

Making that more discoverable is logged under https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1740717.