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+1 Igor2
and
+1 kaimartin

Its a shame these can't be included by default with gEDA.

On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 10:19 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk AT familieknaak DOT de>
wrote:

> Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>
> > in my opinion, one of the biggest hurdles/learning curves for new
> > users is getting workable footprints when moving from gschem to pcb.
>
> +1
>
>
> > Anything that simplifies generic footprint selection during design
> > is good for prospective users.
>
> The arguably easiest way would be to have footprint attributes set in
> the default library. Of course a default footprint cannot suite every
> need. But there are certainly standard footprints for standard
> components. They can provide a starting point which lets you do a
> working layout without having to dive into the depths of footprint /
> symbol generation issues.
> That is why I started the  "essential library".
> http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/kaimartin_knaak/essential/essential.html
> No much resonance from developers, yet.
>
> ---<)kaimartin(>---
>
>


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Jason White

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>+1 Igor2<br></div>and<br>+1 kaimartin<br><b=
r></div>Its a shame these can&#39;t be included by default with gEDA.<br></=
div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun,=
 Jul 19, 2015 at 10:19 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:kmk AT familieknaak DOT de" target=3D"_blank">kmk AT familieknaak DOT de</a>&g=
t;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Erich Heinzle (<a href=
=3D"mailto:a1039181 AT gmail DOT com">a1039181 AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via<br>
<span class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie=
.com</a>] wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; in my opinion, one of the biggest hurdles/learning curves for new<br>
&gt; users is getting workable footprints when moving from gschem to pcb.<b=
r>
<br>
</span>+1<br>
<span class=3D""><br>
<br>
&gt; Anything that simplifies generic footprint selection during design<br>
&gt; is good for prospective users.<br>
<br>
</span>The arguably easiest way would be to have footprint attributes set i=
n<br>
the default library. Of course a default footprint cannot suite every<br>
need. But there are certainly standard footprints for standard<br>
components. They can provide a starting point which lets you do a<br>
working layout without having to dive into the depths of footprint /<br>
symbol generation issues.<br>
That is why I started the=C2=A0 &quot;essential library&quot;.<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/kaimartin_knaak/essential/essent=
ial.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.gedasymbols.org/u=
ser/kaimartin_knaak/essential/essential.html</a><br>
No much resonance from developers, yet.<br>
<br>
---&lt;)kaimartin(&gt;---<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature">Jason White</div>
</div>

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