Current nightly: Edit path fields of library managers miss the nice "browse" button

[Rene Poeschl]

Minor inconvenience

Editing the path variables from the library managers is a lot harder than need be. The dedicated path edit tool shows buttons for getting a file browser like tool. (After clicking into the field)
This button is missing from the fields in the library managers.

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

Fixed in revision b2db49f4ac7fd88d682b4c514c9c9d09180b2a7d
https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/patch/?id=b2db49f4ac7fd88d682b4c514c9c9d09180b2a7d

[Rene Poeschl (poeschlr)]

I just discovered that todays nighly does not have this fixed. Has this been marked as fixed on accident, has there been a regression or is there some bug in ubuntus nighly?

[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

Did you click into the field? I get a folder icon in a button when I do.

[Rene Poeschl (poeschlr)]

I get the button when i click into the library path fields.

But not in the path substitution fields.

[Jeff Young (jeyjey)]

Those aren't editable at all. (We only allow a selection in them in case you want to copy the path out.)

[Rene Poeschl (poeschlr)]

Hm i did not even try that to be honest. The fields look like they are editable so i just assumed they would be.

Might be a good idea to clearly mark them as not editable (make them darker for example)
Or alternatively: make them editable which would mean everything can be done from within the lib managers. No need to switch dialog. (Unless one needs to add new variables)