Default component fields in schematic

[mpaalanen]

In the schema editor there is a menu choice to select the component marking fields (view/Part markings...). The thing is, that this is a global choice for every single component in the schema and in many cases you don't want that.
Could this same selection be made in the component editor per library. That would help enormously as you would not need to individually turn the desired fields on/off for each individual component in the schematic.

Or am i missing something that makes this already possible?

[Alex]

You can place a text on a component in Component Editor. The right click on the text and select "Show -> RefDes" ( or other property you want to show). Add more text(s) to show different properties. Do the same for other components.
If all components have such texts in your libraries, you can further avoid global settings in Schematic.

[mpaalanen]

OK, thanks. I didn't know of this feature before, let's see how that works.

[mpaalanen]

It is a lot of work to individually do this for each component in a library. Even after that, i noticed that the field (value in my case) does NOT turn on unless explicitly made visible. The amount of effort does not appear to be any less this way.
I would like to join in suggesting that there could be a per library dialog to set the fields visible / not visible. This already exists in the schematic editor, so just port it to the library application with the necessary adjustments.