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Unlocking footprints in 8.0.4?

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bson:
How do you unlock a footprint?  It seems if I lock it with the L key (which toggles the lock), it becomes impossible to select and so can't ever be toggled off?

selcuk:
You need to check the "locked items" check box in the "selection filter" window to select them.

bson:
What selection filter window?  If it's locked and deselected you can't right click and filter.

The only ways I've found to select a locked part is with the Find (ctrl-f or cmd-f), but it behaves a little erratically.  Sometimes you can't use it to select the part if you have recently and need to click "Restart Search" to find it.  Or, select it in the schematic.  This is just silly, why can't it be directly selected?  It can still be locked; making it non-selectable doesn't add anything at all.  If making things non-selectable is a desirable feature, then it should really be set separately.

Kim Christensen:

--- Quote from: bson on August 16, 2024, 01:40:53 am ---What selection filter window?  If it's locked and deselected you can't right click and filter.
--- End quote ---

It's in the lower righthand side of the screen:

bson:
Oh, I don't keep the layer list open so I totally missed that!  That explains it.

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