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Steffen-W / Import-LIB-KiCad-Plugin

Helps to import KiCad component libraries imported from ultralibrarian and snapeda zipfiles.
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MacOS not working #2

Closed nemccarthy closed 1 year ago

nemccarthy commented 1 year ago

I noticed in the README that MacOS support is still tbd. Let me know if you would like a hand testing as this plugin looks awesome. Sadly do all dev on a mac and when clicking the plugin button nothing happens. Happy to help test/debug.

Steffen-W commented 1 year ago

Hi @nemccarthy I'm trying this in macOS right now too. Unfortunately I have to agree with you that the desired window does not open. However, something opens in the background, which prevents KiCad from closing completely, at least for me. I am unfortunately clueless about macOS, but trying to locate the problem.

Steffen-W commented 1 year ago

Hi, the problem seems to be that I have set the GUI to wxFrame and not wxDialog. Under Windows and Linux this is unproblematic. Why it doesn't work on Mac I don't know. But a change to wxDialog seems to make sense. Then it should work for you too.

nemccarthy commented 1 year ago

Thanks @Steffen-W this is great news that is working. I can see wx.Frame used in a few places in the code, would it be possible to see the changes with wx.Dialog on a branch?

Steffen-W commented 1 year ago

Hi @nemccarthy,

I have customized the code so that it should run on Mac. I tested it at least briefly under Linux and MacOS. I will create a release sometime in the near future, because the window does not stay open in the background. Otherwise, this would be a step backwards from the previous version. I would be happy if you could take a look at the version.

Steffen-W commented 1 year ago

I will test the last version and release it for everyone, if I don't find any bugs. Hopefully it will work on all platforms. v0.3.0

Steffen-W commented 1 year ago

The plugin should have been working on Mac for some time. Should there be any problems, this can be reopened.

steeley commented 6 months ago

using Kicad 8.02 on OSX 13.6.6. plugin installed ok, global paths ok. I select my import and save location paths, but when I press start nothing happens. the impartGUI does nothing.

Steffen-W commented 6 months ago

Hi @steeley, you have definitely downloaded a lib file and it is located in the folder to be imported?

steeley commented 6 months ago

I have a library folder from Samacsys

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window like this:

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Steffen-W commented 6 months ago

I have just tried the plugin. I noticed that the downloaded file has been unpacked directly and is not a zip file. Could this also be the case for you? In that case, you can pack it as a zip file as a test.

Steffen-W commented 6 months ago

I don't know why this is unpacked after the donloade but pack it as a zip file. It must be a newer behavior.

Steffen-W commented 6 months ago

https://www.wonderplugin.com/wordpress-tutorials/how-to-stop-safari-from-automatically-unzip-downloaded-zip-files/

steeley commented 6 months ago

ok so I can get something from the .zip. Your FAQ says libraries do not need to be created first, but the import complains that .pretty is missing, but you cannot create this file. Sorry this is all very confusing and makes no sense to me...

Import: /Users/ian/Downloads/alib/LIB_THAT4305Q16-U.zip Identify Samacsys Import of kicad_sym skipped Import of 3d model skipped Import of footprint skipped OK

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Important information: If you have already used the previous version of the plugin, you should note that the current version supports all library files. Files with the new format are imported as *_kicad_sym and must be included in the settings (only Symbol Lib). The settings are checked at the end of the import process.

‘${KICAD_3RD_PARTY}/Samacsys_kicad_sym.kicad_sym’ is not imported into the Symbol Libraries. Samacsys is not in the Footprint Libraries. You have to import the library ‘Samacsys’ with the path ‘${KICAD_3RD_PARTY}/Samacsys.pretty’ in the Footprint Libraries.

More information can be found in the README for the integration into KiCad. github.com/Steffen-W/Import-LIB-KiCad-Plugin Some configurations require a kicad restart to be detected correctly.

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Steffen-W commented 6 months ago

grafik

It looks to me as if the import has already worked for you. Have a look.

steeley commented 6 months ago

thanks - I'm not going to use your plugin. it is nor working as I have explained. sorry!

Steffen-W commented 6 months ago

But it looks to me like it works. You have probably not set KICAD_3RD_PARTY. I have tried the function on a fresh mac and it is as desired. YouTube - Instructions for installation and use