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Subject: | Re: [geda-user] Re[2]: [geda-user] Datasheet PDF -> symbol+footprint+characteristics |
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Peter Stuge: > d3stinYwOw . (damianzrb AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > > I was thinking to convert PDF with datasheet to footprint,symbol ... > PDF files are themselves essentially software. When the PDF program > is executed, the result is a page that was originally printed on > paper by a printer, but nowadays can also be displayed on a computer > screen. ... Well, I haven't studied pdf much, but page 92 of below, says: "PDF is not a programming language, and a PDF file is not a program." http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/pdf/pdfs/PDF32000_2008.pdf I thought pdf was more like a data structure, that could be used by a program. Whereas postscript (can be seen as pdf's prequel) is a programming language. > It is possible to reliably and correctly create a graphical > representation from structured information. It is not possible > to do the reverse reliably and correctly. > > So PDF is not a suitable source format for what you want to do. > It is however the only commonly available description at the moment. Ack. > What you want to accomplish essentially requires strong committment > by component vendors to contribute information. There are efforts > heading in this direction already. That is great news Peter, do you know where to get info on this? edacore.org seem to have gone missing: $ host -t any edacore.org Host edacore.org not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) Regards, /Karl Hammar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspö Data Lilla Aspö 148 S-742 94 Östhammar Sweden +46 173 140 57
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