Daniel Kruszyna wrote:
> I see that duplicate parameter names are no longer allowed.
> This feature is useful when creating schematics for pcb
> layout. I often create a text label and info pin for each
> symbol which both use the index parameter. The text label is
> for visual identification, and the info pin is for the
> netlister.
>
> My old symbols still work fine, but I get an error message
> when trying to assign the same parameter name to the second
> label.
>
> Is there an alternative way to link a visible label with an
> info pin, or must I now define two parameters and manually
> set them both to the same value?
I think you've missed the point of parameters, which is that
you make one parameter in the object, and you then use it as
many times as you want, for example in info labels and text labels,
as you mentioned. What you've been doing might work correctly,
and I can rewrite the code, if you like, so that it still works
that way (but doesn't duplicate the parameter itself, which is
what it was doing before).
Meanwhile, the way to insert a parameter that has already been
defined is to use "Alt-p" or "Control-p" to get a list of
parameters. The Tcl-based version of xcircuit is the most
convenient, as it brings up a window listing all the parameters,
and you click on the entry you want to insert. You can also
create parameters from this window from the "Add" button.
The non-Tcl version is more clumsy, with a numbered list of
parameters in the message window, from which you choose one by
typing the associated number.
I hope that explanation is helpful to you.
Regards,
Tim
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