Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-09-22 Thread jean-pierre charras
Le 23/09/2010 02:09, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit : On 9/22/2010 9:58 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: I'd like to emphasize: 1) the need to think this through now, right when we are contemplating a new file format, and Since I already have a preliminary component library file format document nearly c

Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-09-22 Thread Wayne Stambaugh
On 9/22/2010 10:25 AM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote: > On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: > >> A) I don't find alias support to be particularly valuable, especially in >> the presence of good library browsing capability. > > I actually like it a lot, since I can skip a rename (i.e. 1N4004 a

Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-09-22 Thread Wayne Stambaugh
On 9/22/2010 9:58 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: > > I'd like to emphasize: > > 1) the need to think this through now, right when we are contemplating a > new file format, and Since I already have a preliminary component library file format document nearly complete, now would be a good time to get a

Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-09-22 Thread Karl Schmidt
Dick Hollenbeck wrote: My opinions, for a program like EESCHEMA in general: A) I don't find alias support to be particularly valuable, especially in the presence of good library browsing capability. I agree - but SPICE-heads might still want this? B) EESCHEMA's library browser needs to b

Re: [Kicad-developers] Associated Doc files

2010-09-22 Thread Karl Schmidt
Dick Hollenbeck wrote: Assigning a DocFileName attribute to a *symbol* makes no sense for pure symbols, even to hold a single document name, let alone multiple names. This is surely true for the resistor symbols, and less true for part specific library components. That would suggest that one

Re: [Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-09-22 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: A) I don't find alias support to be particularly valuable, especially in the presence of good library browsing capability. I actually like it a lot, since I can skip a rename (i.e. 1N4004 alias for DIODE). Any other kind of indirection, or sharing wo

[Kicad-developers] library structure

2010-09-22 Thread Dick Hollenbeck
I'd like to emphasize: 1) the need to think this through now, right when we are contemplating a new file format, and 2) we need to define terms early, so we can actually have a conversation that can be understood. - My opinions, for a program like EESCHEMA in general: A) I don't

Re: [Kicad-developers] Associated Doc files

2010-09-22 Thread Dick Hollenbeck
On 09/21/2010 05:28 PM, Karl Schmidt wrote: > One of the ultra cool features in kicad is the ability to right click to a > schematic symbols PDF > files. I'm running into a situation that has me thinking it could be even > better. > > Sometimes I have parts with multiple manufactures - and I wa