X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=jI0/IzL7icl6sw5lT4epDplWZjSC6mMEOOB5yY/Imdw=; b=m8fxKbHgEF89EMvPY70cFQVEFRtfaSlrReP8aFvshFEvJXpAG8Ym9v6g/72qvLoWat l7u4S53q3XP70xuxnL92IcQIQTGqz8/KSArSdoBjqoIYK+Lt7fNneL8NMqIKsBQZNFwA IierxzfJNOAHXQHTj9UdpIV4mgpuZ+1zCgVhCfPK91wgK5/29f4A22hfqmrQ1H2tknLc 87RvC9TIbqSXlajM6gySpfn3eILKeYHxVTqM5el4cUerE58R1MYeRecAIFsrdHwjThPQ ApprFEvynqYrf9YCLxPzcuKgL7UsNdw/OJcKZh9VIDqxLWVgbvUpm3e8f19csUT179r1 BEmw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.228.2 with SMTP id b2mr13788135oih.127.1435589250334; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 07:47:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1435581145.1447.19.camel@ssalewski.de> References: <1435510363 DOT 682 DOT 26 DOT camel AT ssalewski DOT de> <55902AB9 DOT 9000004 AT neurotica DOT com> <20150629113018 DOT GH19654 AT fi DOT muni DOT cz> <1435581145 DOT 1447 DOT 19 DOT camel AT ssalewski DOT de> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:47:30 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] gEDA/gschem still alive? From: "Jason White (whitewaterssoftwareinfo AT gmail DOT com)" To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1141b5fe4f47380519a92ba6 Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk --001a1141b5fe4f47380519a92ba6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Stefan, I think the easiest solution to net grouping attributes such as "Power", "Analog", or "Digital" is to allow for each net to be displayed with a different color. On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Stefan Salewski wrote: > On Mon, 2015-06-29 at 13:30 +0200, Jan Kasprzak wrote: > > gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote: > > : > > > > It would be helpful to be able to denote attributes of the endpoints of > nets, > > such as "there would be high current flowing between these two > endpoints", > > so that in the PCB design phase I would know that some part of the net > should > > be drawn using thicker lines. > > > > Yes -- we discussed that some years ago on this list. For gschem and my > Peted clone we can already assign arbitrary attributes to net segments. > For Peted I do intent to make that assignment "easy" -- maybe a special > assignment mode where you simple click on a net segment and the > corresponding attribute is assigned each. More difficult is inspection, > we may want to see all nets with a assigned "power" attribute, but > generally we do not want to pollute the schematic with hundreds of > "power" text labels. Maybe we could have a list with all the attributes, > and when we select an item in the list, all nets with that attribute are > high lighted. Generally that net information should be transfered to > PCB, so when we route a net manually in PCB, for power nets > automatically a thick trace is used. I was told that old gnetlist did > not transfer attributes to PCB unfortunately, but maybe the new python > netlist generator may do it. Have you more concrete ideas how the whole > process may work? > > > The barrier for using and enhancing the gedasymbols.org library should > be > > lowered > > OK, that is addressed to DJ and the other developers/maintainers. My > personal impression is, that generally professional PCB developers > hesitate to use symbols and footprints from foreign sources... > > > -- Jason White --001a1141b5fe4f47380519a92ba6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Stefan, I think the easiest solution to net grouping attri= butes such as "Power", "Analog", or "Digital"= is to allow for each net to be displayed with a different color.
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2= 015 at 8:32 AM, Stefan Salewski <mail AT ssalewski DOT de> wrote:
On Mon, 2015-06-29 at 13:30 +0200, Jan Kas= przak wrote:
> gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:<= br> > :
>
> It would be helpful to be able to denote attributes of the endpoints o= f nets,
> such as "there would be high current flowing between these two en= dpoints",
> so that in the PCB design phase I would know that some part of the net= should
> be drawn using thicker lines.
>

Yes -- we discussed that some years ago on this list. For gschem and= my
Peted clone we can already assign arbitrary attributes to net segments.
For Peted I do intent to make that assignment "easy" -- maybe a s= pecial
assignment mode where you simple click on a net segment and the
corresponding attribute is assigned each. More difficult is inspection,
we may want to see all nets with a assigned "power" attribute, bu= t
generally we do not want to pollute the schematic with hundreds of
"power" text labels. Maybe we could have a list with all the attr= ibutes,
and when we select an item in the list, all nets with that attribute are high lighted. Generally that net information should be transfered to
PCB, so when we route a net manually in PCB, for power nets
automatically a thick trace is used. I was told that old gnetlist did
not transfer attributes to PCB unfortunately, but maybe the new python
netlist generator may do it. Have you more concrete ideas how the whole
process may work?

> The barrier for using and enhancing the gedasymbols.org library shoul= d be
> lowered

OK, that is addressed to DJ and the other developers/maintainers. My=
personal impression is, that generally professional PCB developers
hesitate to use symbols and footprints from foreign sources...





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Jason White
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