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Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 15:25:07 -0900
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] ideas on slotting and mechanisms for
grouping/associating heterogenous symbols.
From: "Britton Kerin (britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 11:55 AM, John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> wrote:

>
> On Jan 2, 2016, at 12:21 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
> >
> > It occurs to me that this is why PCB ignores lower case letter
> > suffixes on refdes's...
> >
> > It would be trivial to say "use U1a and U1b" - now they're unique but
> > still indicate grouping.
> >
>
> Yes. Have unique refdes per slot in the source, unique refdes per package
> in the as-built.
>

But isn't this overloading refdes values with magical non-obvious meaning?
If it's already there and well documented fine, but otherwise how is it
better than a separate attribute with a meaningful name?

Britton

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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 11:55 AM, John Doty <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jpd AT noqsi DOT com" target=3D"_blank">jpd=
@noqsi.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
On Jan 2, 2016, at 12:21 PM, DJ Delorie &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dj AT delorie DOT co=
m">dj AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; It occurs to me that this is why PCB ignores lower case letter<br>
&gt; suffixes on refdes&#39;s...<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; It would be trivial to say &quot;use U1a and U1b&quot; - now they&#39;=
re unique but<br>
&gt; still indicate grouping.<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
Yes. Have unique refdes per slot in the source, unique refdes per package i=
n the as-built.<br></blockquote><div><br>But isn&#39;t this overloading ref=
des values with magical non-obvious meaning?=C2=A0 If it&#39;s already ther=
e and well documented fine, but otherwise how is it better than a separate =
attribute with a meaningful name?<br><br>Britton<br></div></div>

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