Comment 2 for bug 1750303

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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