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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] gEDA/gschem still alive?
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On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:14 AM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>> If the wad of lines is too dense to follow without confusion, what
>> good is it?
>
> If the wad of lines is too dense to follow, you've failed as a
> designer.  I've seen the dense wad of lines.  I've seen engineers dump
> a design and start from scratch because it was "just a wad of dense
> lines" and come up with something much more understandable but just as
> complex.

Compromise there should be a window you can open that lists nets the
wad lines are for and hides the others or at least highlights the one
you are interested in when you select it. Really this should be a
feature in PCB if it isn't a hidden one right now.

WoW that is how you settle the issues of handling hierarchy in back
annotation. Reflect the hierarchy in the list. Highlight the back
annotations in red or something.

>> > Because not everyone wants to do things your way.
>>
>> You're pushing graphics, but then you want tables in gschem, a
>> graphics tool. Make up your mind.
>
> You're playing with semantics to argue your point.  I've made up my
> mind - I want small tables of related information on the same page as
> the symbolic information, just like others might want text blocks,
> images, simulation outputs, test data, pin numbers, or other relevant
> information.
>
> It's not about graphics vs text.  It's about putting related useful
> information in a form that conveys design intent.

I might have an opinion of this but I have been having trouble today
finding the time to read this thread.

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