gEDA-user: Why are visible attributes in a .sym not visible in my .sch?

[Miles Gazic <miles.gazic@xxxxxxxxx>]

   I have attributes in my symbol files that I mark as "visible".  This
   makes them visible when editing the .sym file, but NOT when editing
   the .sch file.  I do not want them "promoted" (which I think will copy
   the text of them to the contents of my .sch files, when a symbol is
   inserted in my schematic).  I *do* however want them to be visible in
   my schematic.  Otherwise, I wouldn't have made them "visible" in the
   first place.
   What I'm confused about is that gschem lets me make attributes visible
   in my .sym, but that doesn't result in me being able to see them in my
   schematic.  What possible reason is there for marking an attribute
   visible, if not because I want it to be visible on the schematic?
   This is too basic a feature to be a bug... Could someone please
   explain the reason why gschem works this way, and if possible, what I
   can do to make it work the way I want it to?  Bonus points if you
   explain why the way I want it to work isn't the default, and what's
   wrong with it.
   Thanks,
   Miles


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