On Mar 18, 2011, at 1:53 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: > >> Why single out "via" and "footprint" when they are merely members of >> an open-ended list of possible composite objects? > > Because a tool that doesn't deal with real-world concepts in a > user-friendly way is unusable. >
I completely agree. So that's why clean composition machinery is needed, because *your* needs don't correspond to anybody else's, when it comes down to details. Inflexible wired-in behavior makes a mess (as in gschem's slotting "feature", for example). John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd. http://www.noqsi.com/ j...@noqsi.com _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user