On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Colin D Bennett <co...@gibibit.com> wrote: > On Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:51:33 +0100 (CET) > k...@aspodata.se (Karl Hammar) wrote: > >> Kai-Martin: >> > How about git for gedasymbols.org? >> > (I'd volunteer to modify the instructions to reflect the change) >> >> Yes please, and I'd volunteer to do the conversion. > > I have to say it would be much more pleasant to use git than CVS. > >> And while we are at it, why not drop the symbols and footprints from >> the programdistribution and just point the programs to gedasymbols.org >> or a local copy, there could even be a File->git-pull entry. > > I'm not sure I support this. I prefer the gEDA distribution to have a > core stable set of symbols/footprints that doesn't change > unexpectedly. It would be nice to have easy access to a larger set of > symbols/footprints, but I think it's important to have a separation > between widely-accepted and tested entities versus some new symbol (or > especially footprint, where precision is often even more critical) that > may have been used only by one person. > > The biggest usability improvement for me in terms of finding new > symbols/footprints would be if the gedasymbols.org web interface had a > more organized way of browsing and searching items. All users' > footprints should be available under a category-based hierarchy. > Some examples of how the hierarchy might be organized: > - Switches -> Tactile pushbuttons > - Switches -> Toggle switches > - Integrated circuits -> DIP > - Connectors -> Single row pins > - Connectors -> D-subminiature > - LEDs -> Surface mount >
Tagging is better than hierarchy. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markra...@midwesttelecine.com _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user