Re: gEDA-user: PCB a bad name ?

2006-09-22 Thread Hugo Elias
kmk wrote: And other info could be displayed about that object too. For example track/via thickness, drill size, joined or not. Please put this info to a command line rather than where the mouse sits. Some kind of pop up balloons would be too much clutter. Yes, absolutely. It

Re: gEDA-user: gsymcheck - strange errors?

2006-09-21 Thread Hugo Elias
Dan McMahill wrote: gsymcheck is for symbols files not schematic files. So the complaint is because the file contains multiple footprint= (because you have multiple components). Aah, thanks. Someone here told me I could run it on .sch too. Hugo

gEDA-user: DRC problem - Line with insufficient clearance

2006-09-19 Thread Hugo Elias
Hi all, I am having a nightmare problem with the DRC, which I can't seem to fix. To recreate this problem: Start a new PCB Draw a rectangle Draw a line through it, with clearline Press Shift+K on the line to reduce the clearance, until it stops reducing. Now run the DRC. The line will fail

gEDA-user: PCB a bad name ?

2006-09-19 Thread Hugo Elias
Hi all, Has anyone wondered if Pcb might not be the best name for this program? Googling for pcb brings up many more irrelevant results than relevant ones. It's only a little more helpful than calling it And. Anyone got any thoughts or suggestions for a better name? Hugo

Re: gEDA-user: PCB a bad name ?

2006-09-19 Thread Hugo Elias
Yeah, I was thinking that. opcb? for Open PCB? -dave My technical director suggested xPCB. Because apparently is has something to do with 'X'. Hugo ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: Electronics clubs?

2006-09-09 Thread Hugo Elias
The Shadow Robot Company: http://www.shadowrobot.com Hugo Elias ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: 0201 photo

2006-08-31 Thread Hugo Elias
Peter TB Brett wrote: How much for intercontinental (ballistic) delivery? I'd love to have a go to. Maybe we could go halves on the delivery to the UK ? Hugo ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: Hidden rectangle in PCB causing headaches

2006-08-24 Thread Hugo Elias
. the track is between two other tracks which clear the rectangle, but the rectangle overlaps the joined track. This causes PCB to think there's a short, even though there isn't. Hugo Elias ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http

Re: gEDA-user: Hidden rectangle in PCB causing headaches

2006-08-24 Thread Hugo Elias
3. Instead of saying in the log copper areas too close. Why not say something like via too close to track for example. Or better still, via too close to track on layer 3 perfect! Hugo ___ geda-user mailing list