On Mar 18, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Stephan Boettcher wrote: > DJ Delorie <d...@delorie.com> writes: > >>> Inflexible wired-in behavior >> >> ... is MANDATORY if you're going to produce a tool that's usable. >> >> That's the difference between a pcb editor and, say, inkscape. >> >> Inkscape gives you complete flexibility, and it's absolutely useless >> as a pcb layout tool. >> >> You seem to be totally blind to the theory that you can have >> inflexible wired-in behavior *and* options for flexibility through >> alternate mechanisms. We need both - they are not mutually exclusive. >> We need a tool that's easy to learn and use *and* has options for >> power user. Your maniacal lobbying for "factoring" and "abstraction" >> would leave us with a tool that nobody would *want* to use. > > We are talking about different thinks, I guess. The tool shall be very > focussed on traces, elements, vias. But the engine at the bottom shall > be flexible. The user shall see this flexibility deep down in the > advanded options section of the via editor, where he will be told to go > when he asks for square via holes in this mailing list.
Yes! 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