On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>
> Avoid small tips. Soldering is so much easier if the tip is short and
> broad. Its all about heat flow. A small tip has a hard time to heat a pad
> connected to a ground plane. Use the largest tip that fits between the
> pins. 3.5mm is go
On Wednesday 10 June 2009 00:29:04 Mark Rages wrote:
> my reinvented wheel:
>
> http://vivara.net/software/gschem-resize.py
>
> of course, I think it's more readable.
You owe me a new brain. I broke the last one trying to read that. :-/
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Dave McGuire schrieb:
> On Jun 9, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>>> Can someone recommend the easiest
>>> solder to work with (% lead,
>> No lead.
>
>*PUKE*
>
>I've stocked up on real solder. The unleaded crap sucks.
>
I've found SnAgCu0.7 as easy for hand soldering as the
John Luciani wrote:
> The supplies and tools I use for SMT assembly are
> listed at http://tinyurl.com/5foeou
>
Bummer, Lee Valley doesn't appear to stock the Veritas toolbox trays any
more. :(
I guess any idea that makes that much sense couldn't last forever...
b.g.
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Mark Rages wrote:
> I'm not resizing a whole schematic, just assembling one of those
> mini-schematics-within-a-symbol.
>
Aah, I hadn't thought of that use case. Carry on. :)
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On Jun 9, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>> Can someone recommend the easiest
>> solder to work with (% lead,
>
> No lead.
*PUKE*
I've stocked up on real solder. The unleaded crap sucks.
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Mark Rages wrote:
> I am working on some intricate gschem symbols.
>
> If a line is selected, a square-shaped handle appears on each end.
> However, when I zoom in these handles become bigger. This defeats the
> point of zooming in, because it remains extremely difficult select the
> small lines a
On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:53:06 -0400, Rob Butts wrote:
> Can someone recommend the easiest
> solder to work with (% lead,
No lead.
> guage,
1mm for thru hole. 0.5mm for SMD
> type
SN100 by Balver, way better than the usual lead free SAC type of solder.
> and maybe even melting point)?
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Mark Rages wrote:
> Before I write a script to do it: is there an easy or gui way to scale
> / resize a gschem symbol?
>
I like to let the GUI deal with that. Just strive keep your custom
symbol sizes in proportion to the existing library ones.
What I mean by that is, if things are looking to
On Tue June 9 2009 08:42:47 pm Peter Clifton wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 20:13 -0400, Mark wrote:
> > When I ran gdb I get the following when the program crashes:
> >
> > ./src/gschem: symbol lookup error: ./src/gschem: undefined symbol:
> > o_text_get_font_size_in_points
> >
> > I can't seem to
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 21:39 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> Perhaps some combination of world size, pixel size, and
> relative-to-the-line size ranges with rules about which ones have
> priority? Then you get mostly consistent handles, with limits on how
> big/small they can get relative to usability -
Perhaps some combination of world size, pixel size, and
relative-to-the-line size ranges with rules about which ones have
priority? Then you get mostly consistent handles, with limits on how
big/small they can get relative to usability - I.e. if the width of
the handle had an upper limit of 50% t
The supplies and tools I use for SMT assembly are
listed at http://tinyurl.com/5foeou
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On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 20:16 -0500, Mark Rages wrote:
>
> If a line is selected, a square-shaped handle appears on each end.
> However, when I zoom in these handles become bigger. This defeats the
> point of zooming in, because it remains extremely difficult select the
> small lines among all the
I am working on some intricate gschem symbols.
If a line is selected, a square-shaped handle appears on each end.
However, when I zoom in these handles become bigger. This defeats the
point of zooming in, because it remains extremely difficult select the
small lines among all the overlapping hand
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Peter Clifton wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 18:29 -0500, Mark Rages wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:16 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> >
>> > http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/dj_delorie/tools/scale-schematic
>> >
>>
>> too late.
>>
>> my reinvented wheel:
>>
>> http://vi
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 20:13 -0400, Mark wrote:
> On Mon June 8 2009 09:13:26 pm Peter Clifton wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-06-08 at 23:29 +, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> > > I tried git fetch git://repo.or.cz/geda-gaf/pcjc2.git
> > > However, as you probably have guessed, this version is also affected
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 18:29 -0500, Mark Rages wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:16 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
> >
> > http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/dj_delorie/tools/scale-schematic
> >
>
> too late.
>
> my reinvented wheel:
>
> http://vivara.net/software/gschem-resize.py
>
> of course, I think it'
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 20:06 +, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:13:26 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>
> >>git fetch git://repo.or.cz/geda-gaf/pcjc2.git
> >> However, as you probably have guessed, this version is also affected by
> >> the bug.
> >
> > I've re-pushed that now.
On Mon June 8 2009 09:13:26 pm Peter Clifton wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-06-08 at 23:29 +, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> > I tried git fetch git://repo.or.cz/geda-gaf/pcjc2.git
> > However, as you probably have guessed, this version is also affected by
> > the bug.
>
> I've re-pushed that now.
>
> Please
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Stefan Salewski wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 17:47 -0500, Mark Rages wrote:
>> Before I write a script to do it: is there an easy or gui way to scale
>> / resize a gschem symbol?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mark
>> markra...@gmail
>
> Resizing symbols is not recommended.
> Y
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:16 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/dj_delorie/tools/scale-schematic
>
too late.
my reinvented wheel:
http://vivara.net/software/gschem-resize.py
of course, I think it's more readable.
>
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On Wed, 2009-06-10 at 01:16 +0200, Stefan Salewski wrote:
>
> You may look into the archive of this mailing list, we had the questions
> months ago.
>
http://www.geda.seul.org/mailinglist/geda-user175/msg00046.html
http://archives.seul.org/geda/user/Oct-2008/msg00472.html
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On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 17:47 -0500, Mark Rages wrote:
> Before I write a script to do it: is there an easy or gui way to scale
> / resize a gschem symbol?
>
> Regards,
> Mark
> markra...@gmail
Resizing symbols is not recommended.
You may simple use a larger title block.
If you do resize: Note tha
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Before I write a script to do it: is there an easy or gui way to scale
/ resize a gschem symbol?
Regards,
Mark
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I use the standard 60/40 (or 63/37) lead-based solder, with a flux
pen. The solder I picked is 0.020" diameter flux core, which is kinda
small but for the SMT parts I work on (0603, 0.5mm) it's just right.
You have to choose between water-clean and no-clean. No-clean is
better for hand solderin
I'm getting some components on digikey and I also want to get some
supplies to prototype some home-made circuit boards. I haven't done
tech work in years and have a new aide who hasn't done much soldering
at all. I want to get solder but want to get what's easiest to work
with for
> In the GTK interface, did you happen to give the solder and
> component layers a little more contrast than red/red-orange? If so,
> kudos.
That all depends on how many layers your board has, and whether or not
you've customized it. Mine is:
Pcb.layer-color-1: #a0
Pcb.layer-color-2:
On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:13:26 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>> git fetch git://repo.or.cz/geda-gaf/pcjc2.git
>> However, as you probably have guessed, this version is also affected by
>> the bug.
>
> I've re-pushed that now.
>
> Please test, and report bugs.
Don't know, if this is a bug, but
> From: d...@delorie.com
>
> > I've been working on a project
> > using a ancient versions of PCB
>
> How ancient? Have you tried newer versions?
>
20050127, I think it was. So not
quite stone age, but still uses the
traditional interface. No, any newer
versions wo
On Jun 9, 2009, at 2:40 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>>> In my case, we had an F2 tornado come through our yard last summer,
>>
>>Yikes!!
>
> Yeah. http://www.delorie.com/photos/20080820-treedamage/
I reiterate: Yikes!!
The view outside your house sure is nice. No wonder you get so
much fa
DJ Delorie wrote:
> I started both, and the torrent eventually sped up past the http, so
> I'm sticking with the torrent.
>
That's what I found, too.
-Ethan
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> > In my case, we had an F2 tornado come through our yard last summer,
>
>Yikes!!
Yeah. http://www.delorie.com/photos/20080820-treedamage/
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On Jun 9, 2009, at 2:33 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>>I did that just last week. I've got a possible new female
>> involvement on the horizon, and I don't want the taller-than-me
>> weeds to scare her away! :)
>
> In my case, we had an F2 tornado come through our yard last summer,
Yikes!!
> and
>I did that just last week. I've got a possible new female
> involvement on the horizon, and I don't want the taller-than-me
> weeds to scare her away! :)
In my case, we had an F2 tornado come through our yard last summer,
and my female involvement decided she didn't like the new "view". So
> I've been working on a project
> using a ancient versions of PCB
How ancient? Have you tried newer versions?
> and gEDA for an hour or two a week for three years or so. I've sort
> of learned how to use both programs, and drawn a pile of symbols and
> footprints. I've got the components place
On Jun 9, 2009, at 2:27 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> Save visual appeal for the front yard.
>
> Funny you should mention that, I've got landscapers in my yard working
> on improving its visual appeal.
I did that just last week. I've got a possible new female
involvement on the horizon, and I don
I've been working on a project
using a ancient versions of PCB
and gEDA for an hour or two a
week for three years or so. I've sort
of learned how to use both
programs, and drawn a pile of
symbols and footprints. I've got the
components placed where I'm
happy with most of
> Save visual appeal for the front yard.
Funny you should mention that, I've got landscapers in my yard working
on improving its visual appeal.
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I started both, and the torrent eventually sped up past the http, so
I'm sticking with the torrent.
> Just wait till others have downloaded part of it before they can
> seed it.
I'm trying to *be* a seed.
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On Jun 9, 2009, at 2:13 PM, al davis wrote:
> This list is much better than most others in this respect.
> MUCH better. Let's keep it that way.
I agree. I suspect this is due to the fact that most of the
people here are pretty clueful, and many have been around for a
while. We know that
On Tuesday 09 June 2009, James F. Carroll wrote:
> However, when properly used, rich text enhances email
> messages significantly, increasing clarity and visual appeal
> of a message.
When used improperly, which is more common, HTML makes them look
a lot worse, even when viewed on a reader that s
On Jun 9, 2009, at 11:28 AM, James F. Carroll wrote:
>However, when properly used, rich text enhances email
>messages significantly, increasing clarity and visual appeal of a
>message.
!!!
What's the point of "visual appeal" in email? This is
communications, not a damn beauty
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:25 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> I fired up a torrent and it says "5 days remaining". Is there a
> faster way to get a seed? Or should I just download from chitlesh's
> HTTP link?
In the upcoming hours, the http is the quickest way. This is because
noone has a copy of the FE
I fired up a torrent and it says "5 days remaining". Is there a
faster way to get a seed? Or should I just download from chitlesh's
HTTP link?
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On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Ethan Swint wrote:
> Fedora 11 was just released, the Electronic Laboratory spins are located at
> http://spins.fedoraproject.org/torrents//Fedora-11-x86_64-Live-FEL.torrent
> http://spins.fedoraproject.org/torrents//Fedora-11-i686-Live-FEL.torrent
>
>
> This custom
Fedora 11 was just released, the Electronic Laboratory spins are located at
http://spins.fedoraproject.org/torrents//Fedora-11-x86_64-Live-FEL.torrent
http://spins.fedoraproject.org/torrents//Fedora-11-i686-Live-FEL.torrent
This custom spin incorporates gaf and right now there don't seem to be
m
On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:38:57 +0200, Stefan Salewski wrote:
> On screen text looks not so good, sometimes it touches the graphics.
^
This why I am in favor for the same size on screen and in output. No need
to tweak the text aft
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 17:38 +0200, Stefan Salewski wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 15:41 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Screen and print _must_ match, and that means fixing this at 1.3.
> > I don't want to add an option to adjust the combined scaling, since this
> > just gives too many
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 15:41 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>
>
> Screen and print _must_ match, and that means fixing this at 1.3.
> I don't want to add an option to adjust the combined scaling, since this
> just gives too many degrees of freedom.
>
I have always used the default scaling for gEDA
gEDA users,
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than
the original mailer. The result is multipart/alternative with TWO
Hi everybody,
Please let me know by private e-mail if you currently use the gmk_sym tool.
Thanks,
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Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
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On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 15:31 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 08:25 -0600, John Doty wrote:
> > On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Peter Clifton wrote:
> >
> > > New text elements created by gEDA 1.6.0 will be sized directly in
> > > points, assuming gschem world coordinate units are 1/
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 08:25 -0600, John Doty wrote:
> On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Peter Clifton wrote:
>
> > New text elements created by gEDA 1.6.0 will be sized directly in
> > points, assuming gschem world coordinate units are 1/1000th of an
> > inch,
> > and 1pt is 1/72 of an inch.
>
> Do g
> Do gEDA users commonly use schematic scales where a world coordinate
> unit is 1/1000 of an inch? I don't: usually I use a B or C frame and
> print on letter or A4, which make the coordinate units smaller.
I don't even use the "paper" sizes - I have four title blocks, all the
same shape as
On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Peter Clifton wrote:
> New text elements created by gEDA 1.6.0 will be sized directly in
> points, assuming gschem world coordinate units are 1/1000th of an
> inch,
> and 1pt is 1/72 of an inch.
Do gEDA users commonly use schematic scales where a world coordinate
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 12:00 +0100, Peter TB Brett wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:58:01 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>
> > A. Match postscript point size - so a 10pt font prints / views as a 10pt
> > font. (When printed on a title-block which matches the size of the paper
> > - printed with no mar
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 13:45 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 12:00 +0100, Peter TB Brett wrote:
> > On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:58:01 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
> >
> > > A. Match postscript point size - so a 10pt font prints / views as a 10pt
> > > font. (When printed on a title-b
On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 11:12:40AM +0200, Gabriel Paubert wrote:
> What does HTML stand for anyway (and all these makeup languages) ?
My wife claims that her immediate thought on seeing "HTML" is "hate
mail".
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On Jun 8, 2009, at 8:30 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:32:34 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>
>> The only grief comes with the currently magic behaviour at 180
>> degrees,
>> which basically resets to 0 degrees rotation, and flips the anchor
>> point
>> to the opposite corn
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 12:00 +0100, Peter TB Brett wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:58:01 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>
> > A. Match postscript point size - so a 10pt font prints / views as a 10pt
> > font. (When printed on a title-block which matches the size of the paper
> > - printed with no mar
> What does HTML stand for anyway (and all these makeup languages) ?
HyperText Markup Language
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On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:58:01 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
> A. Match postscript point size - so a 10pt font prints / views as a 10pt
> font. (When printed on a title-block which matches the size of the paper
> - printed with no margin).
>
> This takes the definition of 1pt as 1/72 of an inch, and
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 11:58 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
> Well. I can make them the same; but we have two options:
^---
The numerate amongst you will notice that I then went on to quote 3
options, and gave them letters - rather than numbers, to keep t
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 02:30 +, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:32:34 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>
> > The only grief comes with the currently magic behaviour at 180 degrees,
> > which basically resets to 0 degrees rotation, and flips the anchor point
> > to the opposite corne
On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 06:23:35AM +, Michael Sokolov wrote:
> Dave McGuire wrote:
>
> > I vote for automatic and immediate unsubscription of people who
> > post messages in HTML.
>
> I second that!
Thirded, apologizing for the neologism.
What does HTML stand for anyway (and all these m
On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 04:30:15PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> > Thanks, are the alt keys correct in linux?
>
> Yup.
I think so. But on my spanish keyboard, I get an annoying
“Key "" not tied to an action” message in the log window
every time I type the "AltGr" key (which is needed for |, the
2009/6/9 Peter Clifton :
> On Mon, 2009-06-08 at 23:29 +, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>> On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:03:53 +, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>>
>> > Currently the compiler is plowing through the source of libgeda...
>>
>> The built was fine. gschem menus show pretty icons now :-)
>> Looking
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