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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:47:56 +0000
From: Chris Smith <cjs94 AT zepler DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Find rat lines
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On 14/12/2012 10:36, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 14 Dec 2012, John Doty wrote:
>>
>> How about having the user affirmatively declare it before drawing?
>> Touch a known object, or select from list, or type netname (could
>> implement all of these). Prominently display the netname under
>> construction in status somewhere.
> 
> Finally, after so many emails, an idea... Let the user tag each object
> manually.

I don't think you fully understood John's suggestion -- or perhaps I
misunderstood.  The software can follow a few simple rules to achieve
most of this automatically as the user is drawing:

1. if a track is started at a pin/pad the track inherits the netname of
that pin/pad;

2. if a track is started in free space it has no net association; and

3. if a track that has no net association is subsequently connected to a
pin/pad or net-associated track, the track inherits the netname of that
pin/pad or track.

Regards,
Chris
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Chris Smith <cjs94 AT zepler DOT net>