Re: gEDA-user: updating layout with new footprint

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Can you please explain this shift click technique a little more? 

You need to be more careful about your spelling.

Shift-click is when you hold the shift key while clicking with the
left mouse button.

Specifically, use the Info->Library dialog box to manually choose the
new footprint.  The tool becomes the buffer-paste tool, with the new
footprint preloaded.  Rotate it if needed with Buffer->Rotate Buffer.
Position the new footprint over the old one, and
shift-left-mouse-click to replace the old footprint with the new one.
Watch out for being 180 degrees off, use 'o' to check the rats nest
after each placement, and undo if it appears you placed it backwards.

Note that this is the same technique used to manually place parts,
except the shift key causes it to replace the footprint instead of
placing a new one.


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