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From: Traylor Roger  <traylor AT eecs DOT oregonstate DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] another usage question
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Thanks DJ!
RT

On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 02:46:37PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > So, what is the proper procedure?
> 
> View->Displayed Element Name->Description
> 
> that's the "footprint name" that the importer knows about.
> 
> Change it to anything different (i.e. delete a char or append "x"),
> and it will do a footprint update, at least pcb's File->Import will.
> I thing gnetlist will replace the footprint, but not keep it in the
> same place.
> 
> You should try out pcb's File->Import if your version has it, it's
> much better at live and in-place updates that gsch2pcb.