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Subject: Re: [geda-user] gschlas - what does it do?
From: John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com>
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On Dec 19, 2011, at 10:29 AM, DJ Delorie wrote:

> 
> "gschem load and save"
> 
> Among other things, it allows you to embed (-e) all symbols in a
> schematic, so you can put it on a web site without the user needing to
> download lots of custom symbols.

And that's very handy: even I, who thinks embedding symbols is *generally* a bad idea, use it for that purpose.

It can also "unembed" symbols, but that doesn't mean what many expect. All that happens is that the symbols revert to library references. If a symbol doesn't exist in the project's library path, a broken schematic results.

I don't think it can do anything else. I believe Ales intended to have it scriptable for other purposes, but never got the needed "round tuit".

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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