[gentoo-user] Re: best circuit drawing software
On 2008-03-01, maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi group, > > I need to post some drawings of a circuit I'm working > on to an electronics group. > > Nothing too elaborate, just sketches really, but with > the proper symbology. Along with the other suggestions, there's Eagle, but it might be a bit of overkill. -- Grant -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Re: best circuit drawing software
On 2008-03-02, maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The best format for line drawings is a vector format >> like svg. >> With a vector format the image can be scaled to any >> size and still >> stay sharp. > > Can it be viewed by someone who only has Explorer? > >> >> A bitmap with lossless compression like png is >> tolerable. >> >> Please don't use jpeg. It uses lossy compression >> that is designed for >> photos. They end up fuzzy. >> > Been working with xcircuit. It saves in PS but can be > made into a jpeg which looked just as sharp as the > original. > > I found this command online: > > gs -dBATCH -sOutputFile=4804SR-output.jpg -sDEVICE=jpeg 4804SR-output.ps > > Which I changed to this: > > gs -dBATCH -sOutputFile=4804SR-output.png -sDEVICE=jpeg 4804SR-output.ps > > The first file it created ends in .jpg, the second in > .png. But they're both the same size and look exactly > the same in the browser. Of course they're the same. All you did was change the filename name. The second command is still telling gs to create a jpeg file. > When I gave it -sDEVICE=png it replied "Unknown device: png". > So maybe it just makes jpegs but will call them whatever... gs doesn't care what you call files -- very few unix programs do. The file type is determined by the -sDEVICE= option. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Did you find a at DIGITAL WATCH in YOUR box visi.comof VELVEETA?? -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: best circuit drawing software
Hello Maxim, On Samstag, 1. März 2008, Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2008-03-01, maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi group, > > > > I need to post some drawings of a circuit I'm working > > on to an electronics group. > > > > Nothing too elaborate, just sketches really, but with > > the proper symbology. > > Along with the other suggestions, there's Eagle, but it might > be a bit of overkill. There is gEDA (http://geda.seul.org). Maybe it solves your needs. regards Petric -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
