Re: gEDA-user: gschem: dual head OS X dialogs in South forty

2008-07-27 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:50:31 -0700, Dave N6NZ wrote: > The problem: Dialogs pop up on the laptop screen, not the monitor where > the gschem window is displayed. So I end up having to mouse waay > over to the other screen to work in the dialog box, and mouse way > back to work in the gschem

Re: gEDA-user: gschem: dual head OS X dialogs in South forty

2008-07-27 Thread Peter Clifton
On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 16:50 -0700, Dave N6NZ wrote: > OK, so this is an esoteric problem, and I certainly may be doing > something wrong. > > I have a MacBook, and recently added a second monitor that I can plug > into it for dual-head display. The monitor, being larger than the > laptop scree

gEDA-user: gschem: dual head OS X dialogs in South forty

2008-07-27 Thread Dave N6NZ
OK, so this is an esoteric problem, and I certainly may be doing something wrong. I have a MacBook, and recently added a second monitor that I can plug into it for dual-head display. The monitor, being larger than the laptop screen, is the natural place for the gschem window. So far, so good

gEDA-user: gschem hierarchical attributes

2008-07-27 Thread gene
In a hierarchical schematic, each block symbol contains the 'source=" attribute that points to the underlying schematics. I've been adding these attributes at the symbol level, not the schematic level. If the attributes happen to be left visible on the symbol itself, then the behavior is funn

Re: gEDA-user: stupid lead-free

2008-07-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 27 July 2008, Bob Paddock wrote: >On Sunday 27 July 2008 07:49:10 am gene wrote: >> have you guys seen the 'tin-whisker' problem with lead free solder? > >Note that these links are from 2006, but still give an interesting > background. > >http://www.greensupplyline.com/showArticle.jhtml?a

Re: gEDA-user: stupid lead-free

2008-07-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 27 July 2008, gene wrote: >have you guys seen the 'tin-whisker' problem with lead free solder? > Yes, heck I've seen it with leaded solder. The alloy RCA used to mount their tv set PCB's to the chassis frames both fractured rapidly, and did that in as little as 6 months to 5 years. P

Re: gEDA-user: stupid lead-free

2008-07-27 Thread Kai-Martin Knaak
On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:49:10 -0400, gene wrote: > have you guys seen the 'tin-whisker' problem with lead free solder? No. This might be attributed to a) We do fine pitch only if we have to b) Our pcbs typically don't exyperience much thermal stress. c) We use solder SN100C (because it perform

Re: gEDA-user: stupid lead-free

2008-07-27 Thread Bob Paddock
On Sunday 27 July 2008 07:49:10 am gene wrote: > have you guys seen the 'tin-whisker' problem with lead free solder? http://www.rohsusa.com/ "Operation Push Back" http://www.pcb007.com/anm/templates/article.aspx?articleid=7121&zoneid=97 Again those are from 2006. Has anything gotten better in

Re: gEDA-user: stupid lead-free

2008-07-27 Thread Bob Paddock
On Sunday 27 July 2008 07:49:10 am gene wrote: > have you guys seen the 'tin-whisker' problem with lead free solder? Note that these links are from 2006, but still give an interesting background. http://www.greensupplyline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=181401276 http://www.indium.com/blogs/Dr-

Re: gEDA-user: stupid lead-free

2008-07-27 Thread gene
have you guys seen the 'tin-whisker' problem with lead free solder? ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user