On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 1:27 AM, Sean D'Epagnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I have a connector which is a standard footprint, but I want to have text > next to each pin saying what it is for. I did this fine by adding text to > the layout, but I have to be careful to select all of the text objects as > well as the connector when moving it, and I have to redo it for each layout. > > I tried to make a footprint, so first I place the connector, then break it > up, then add text, then select all the parts I want and put it in the buffer, > but when I try to "Convert buffer to element" it simply removes the text > objects and converts the rest. > > I know if I have to I can use lines to draw the text, but this is pretty > tedious. Is this a bug, or am I doing it wrong?
It could be scripted. You could do a configuration file with pin labels and have the script place the labels using the connector pin positions, an offset and a rotation. (* jcl *) -- http://www.luciani.org _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user