The "correct" fix here is to collapse the Reset Field Properties and Update Field Values into a single button with a beefed-up dialog (and to also have said dialog available in the menus to apply to more than one symbol, a la pcbnew's Update Footprints...).
The "correct" fix here is to collapse the Reset Field Properties and Update Field Values into a single button with a beefed-up dialog (and to also have said dialog available in the menus to apply to more than one symbol, a la pcbnew's Update Footprints...).