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Hi all,

according to the poll, the 3rd most popular feature was footprint tagging.

I've introduced an optional syntax in file elements (static footprint 
files): lines starting with ## are not just comments but also define a 
tag for the footprint. Tags are freeform text. I've tagged pcb-rnd's 
pcblib making up some conventions, e.g. for connectors there's a geo:90 or 
geo:180 tag depending on whether the connector is facing up (180) or side 
(90). This syntax should not cause compatibility problems between mainline 
pcb and pcb-rnd.

Tags are read into the memory cache during the initial footprint library 
crawl.

The gtk footprint selector (the library window) now prints tags under the 
preview drawing.

The filter text assumes words after the first space are tags and filters 
the results for them. For example if I type

db15

all dsub 15 connector variants appear; if I typ

db15 geo:90

the list is limited to side facing dsub15 connectors. Multiple tags can be 
specified, e.g.

db geo:180 geo:male

will list all upward facing male dsub connectors. A special use is to 
leave the name empty (start the filter text with a space); in this case 
any name matches and the filter is by tags only. For example

  for:diode

will filter for any footprint that is tagged for "in common use for 
diodes", regardless of the footprint name.

Regards,

Igor2