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From: Larry Martin <Larry AT GlueLogix DOT com>
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Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 09:29:25 -0400
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 > sidestep the issue

On 5/12/2016 4:22 PM, M. J. Everitt (m DOT j DOT everitt AT iee DOT org) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>
> On 12/05/16 20:05, Ivan Stankovic (pokemon AT fly DOT srk DOT fer DOT hr) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>>> sql-backed objects
>>> gets you rtree, undo and file format for free, and most of the nasty
>>> bits of current pcb are gone.
>> I prefer human-readable and human-writable formats, though I admit
>> sql solutions do have some advantages.
>>

> Whilst the human-readable files/formats have their merits, and the
> ability to 'hack' the saved files around with text tools is pretty
> wonderful, it does sidestep the issue of not being able to actually do
> the original tasks easily in-program and having to hack the saved files
> manually instead....

I have seen individual OrCad users spend hours clicking each component 
in a design to make a simple change.  I could have made the same change 
in a gEDA save file in a few seconds with a text editor.  Resources are 
always limited, and the GUI always falls short somewhere.  Even if the 
GUI does everything you want, the time to figure out how to do it may 
not be economical.  With human readable save files, you can always get 
the job done and move on.  I rely on my text editor in gEDA/PCB work for 
functions that _are_ supported in the GUI, but I can do them faster in 
emacs.  It's one of the reasons I like this toolchain.
/rant