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On Jul 15, 2015, at 5:39 PM, Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via =
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> For me gschem is a bit of a black box. If the existing material on =
scheme use in gschem could be expanded and enhanced, we are more likely =
to lure potential developers into enhancing and extending it,=20
There=92s gschem and gnetlist. =46rom where I sit, gschem is fairly =
complete as an editor for graphics with attached metadata. Further =
extension beyond a few conveniences would appear to require extensions =
of the file format. There=92s not a lot of opportunity to make gschem =
more powerful, but better graphics could be nice.
The center of both the power and frustration of geda-gaf to me is =
gnetlist. If the views into the design it presents contain the data you =
need, and you=92ve figured out enough Scheme (not much: I=92m just a =
baby Scheme programmer), you can do great things with just a few lines =
of scripting.
> i.e. it'd be great if we could add more examples to
> =20
> http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gnetlist_scheme_tutorial
I always intended that to be a first installment. Your encouragement may =
get me to write another.
> http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gschem_ug:extensions
> =20
> So, please do go into further detail, it would be of interest to me =
and to others I am sure.
John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com
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after-white-space;"><br><div><div>On Jul 15, 2015, at 5:39 PM, Erich =
Heinzle (<a href=3D"mailto:a1039181 AT gmail DOT com">a1039181 AT gmail DOT com</a>) =
[via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] =
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wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>For me gschem is a bit of a black =
box. If the existing material on scheme use in gschem could be expanded =
and enhanced, we are more likely to lure potential developers into =
enhancing and extending it, =
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>There=92s gschem and gnetlist. =
=46rom where I sit, gschem is fairly complete as an editor for graphics =
with attached metadata. Further extension beyond a few conveniences =
would appear to require extensions of the file format. There=92s not a =
lot of opportunity to make gschem more powerful, but better graphics =
could be nice.</div><div><br></div><div>The center of both the power and =
frustration of geda-gaf to me is gnetlist. If the views into the design =
it presents contain the data you need, and you=92ve figured out enough =
Scheme (not much: I=92m just a baby Scheme programmer), you can do great =
things with just a few lines of scripting.</div><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>i.e. it'd be great if we could add =
more examples to</div><div> </div><div><a =
href=3D"http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gnetlist_scheme_tutorial">http:/=
/wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gnetlist_scheme_tutorial</a></div></div></bloc=
kquote><div><br></div>I always intended that to be a first installment. =
Your encouragement may get me to write =
another.</div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><a =
href=3D"http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gschem_ug:extensions">http://wik=
i.geda-project.org/geda:gschem_ug:extensions</a></div><div> </div><di=
v>So, please do go into further detail, it would be of interest to me =
and to others I am sure.</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div =
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