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=sbcglobal.net; s=s2048; t=1477098681; bh=iG1BnHaw8GO3OzFGPe9rW/PumiddzxzPvM0jhRQedvg=; h=Subject:To:References:From:Date:In-Reply-To:From:Subject; b=OBXf7XI6AeAc+/rBSM2QeD3WbYObuJqH4JwhKcMSP2awqBtfBQ/ylO6tAeJWXkvcdBDKHwx/7sys0zMCPjp//F3x4tdYI0ZxXeZkYYazSDpWVLnitJnbHhaG5aZl0MgbT7xd4S2+72cFHDNCMRlA5PUPZLDj+i1t5Ic67LC+mHjhDcFryaeBIxbknwueks7X3TRARhRmkMTKLSQ44FyKxqSO8fzj8qXe2C68ggknsoX9y0Owgervkaw2XCt4Yj+sTY6OWJqauW2DtpXE4aePpUbMq2B1GCom7AtdEIBS+f0sceDv0eBDiJkCWZANKYGxf76NIrJkvPaJJyqkr7lfXw== X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 108898 DOT 87765 DOT bm AT smtp117 DOT sbc DOT mail DOT ne1 DOT yahoo DOT com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: uX8MpMMVM1kVGCNStu1O.0kAk1VPFSIXza9lWoqPk._Ohpj VRmYyVRi.k29YuzLGzjyuiCxHF9ShvC7qRr1yHNZzCFVtfKH8Bg6ePZBLn3P vLWIKLuVsjqbGxNi9jHbo_P198uYraU1mLE6LycgzQrA4kKZ2Gssg3EaE.WV etHTYSuSquu0Nk1cRWnHxwEgYSsn_hleNU63M8bCgfhe_o2Dc0YSFUFBQrkF gxp_Y.B4Fcvwbv3C8ADvITwXBdZy1oyvdaWiRPtQWMD2UKcL8VlKqxT.Agxx nvdM6BgWSO9x1MWcX08BsVYsJKd.vfjAjVQI4XVFx1wadt1eTP6iJyq92TRp LDctWNGYhNFZVovlM59Y5SUx2PoC1Y_c56CC.MngZNiWuV2Yx_NF8tXq.P6t yfyvC340aaaY8JWSywVkqEcFIWv2TtMacOnkPTvvgjM3MlWKXhAWukHIyGjK fj4NqWmeSuI5s1oSUSkwmSi3r5y8EG.eoGjK.U6QklqAhJ8Am9_zHY3lwwvo qGXlE_kkrLDKIW3SgyPnIoL86KFGpTA4hP8PHZVcpEwRaimPYfa9l_CS00Xn 3 X-Yahoo-SMTP: xaem6kSswBCHwCBMr0jlCBIQdXYGmRxsm8OX6ACyP7Ho9Sk- Subject: Re: [geda-user] Some PCB usability questions wrt RefDes text, bom To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com References: <1477080832 DOT 2909 DOT 106 DOT camel AT linetec> <201610212041 DOT u9LKfw5r031245 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> <1477089908 DOT 2909 DOT 123 DOT camel AT linetec> From: "Girvin R. Herr (gherr375 AT sbcglobal DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" Message-ID: <4dc30b69-f92e-a06f-3343-841979fe6c36@sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:06:15 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1477089908.2909.123.camel@linetec> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 On 10/21/2016 03:45 PM, Richard Rasker (rasker AT linetec DOT nl) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > DJ Delorie schreef op vr 21-10-2016 om 16:41 [-0400]: >>> Question: Is there a simple way to change or set the RefDes text size of >>> all selected elements? >> :ChangeSize(SelectedTexts,...) but I don't recall what >> the meanings of the values are > Hm, apparently, it should be something like > > :ChangeSize(SelectedTexts,+5,mil) > > or, by inference > > :ChangeSize(SelectedTexts,0.5,mm) > > but unfortunately, still nothing happens, no matter how I select the > RefDes text and/or component. So this functionality appears to be > broken. I'll stick to the external bash script modifying the .pcb file > for now. > >>> Question: Is there a simple way to avoid dragging/rotating just the >>> RefDes text, but instead indicate that the dragging/rotation action >>> should be performed on the component itself, including the RefDes text? >> Settings -> Lock Names > Ah, that one is really what I was looking for -- and right under my > nose, at that... Thanks for the heads-up! > >>> Unfortunately, PCB's BOM export gives only the quantity, the footprint, >> Use the bom2 exporter from the schematic instead. > I'm sorry, but I can't find this export option in gschem, pcb nor > gatttrib. How do I invoke this one? And how can I change the settings > (e.g. the fields exported and their order)? > > > Best regards, > > Richard Rasker > > Linetec Richard, This should answer your question about BOM. http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:faq-gnetlist?s[]=bill&s[]=materials&s[]=bom&s[]=generation In case the link does not work, I searched on the WIKI for "Gnetlist Bill of Materials (BOM) Generation". In short, a file called "attribs" should contain the name of the attributes to be listed, each on a separate line. I have used this long ago, but I don't remember where the file needs to go. HTH. Girvin Herr