Inconsistent footprint naming in C&K switches

[antoniovazquezblanco]

Examples:
SW_SPST_CK_KSC6xxJLFx
SW_CuK_JS202011AQN_DPDT_Angled

What should we use for https://www.ckswitches.com/?

[antoniovazquezblanco]

I know this is low-priority and targets v6 but if we define a naming convention, then we will be able to merge new additions without having to rename them in the future.

Alternatives:

• CK (Used in their URL)
• C&K (Used in their legal texts https://www.ckswitches.com/legal/) -> Ampersand not allowed by KLC G1.1!
• CuK (Only seen in KiCad)

[robkam]

It should be more generic than that. Leave out the manufacturer name and model. There are multiple brands and part names sharing the same footprints.

[antoniovazquezblanco]

Thank you for your input @robkam but unfortunatelly some of the footprints in the repository are manufacturer specific so we should anyways reach a consensus about how we name this manufacturer.

[poeschlr]

Can the ampersand sign be used in footprint names?

[antoniovazquezblanco]

According to http://kicad-pcb.org/libraries/klc/G1.1/ ampersand should not be used. Sorry I have not checked that before 🤦‍♂️ .

I would go with CK unless anyone proposes another alternative.

[poeschlr]

I just tested it. & is ok for kicad. It is however maybe a different story for our footprint download page. (& would need to be escaped in urls)

[antoniovazquezblanco]

I would avoid using it. Footprint include that characters in filenames and could cause problems in some FS types. Given that the ampersand character is not accepted in G1.1 I would not use it. Just in case.