If I design a package and choose the appropriate layer for ">name" it will show up in board view in layer tNames. But if I don't include ">name" in my package, the name will NOT show up in the board view at all. Same thing goes with symbol and schematic view. Did I get it right this time?
Yes, I think so!
If I attempt to change it, EAGLE asks me "There is no user-definable value, do you want to change anyway?" Can I indicate somewhere in the library that there IS a user-definable value, like a resistor value? Thanks.
It's perfectly fine to "change it anyways". It depends on how the part was drawn in the library.
Resistors do have a value. Just use the Value tool, click on the resistor, give it a value, and this should show up on the tValues layer on the PCB.
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