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Thanks DJ, Thanks John,

DJ, I am willing to offer some help in editing the tutorial page
<http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gsch2pcb_tutorial> to show new comers
current best practices. Please let me know if this is of interest to the
gEDA organization.

Best,
Chris

On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 12:53 PM, John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> wrote:

>
> On Aug 7, 2017, at 10:15 AM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
> Assigning net attributes to pins/pads is no longer considered "best
> practice" for various reasons.  There are a few cases where it makes
> sense, but not in general.
>
>
> In gschem, they are useful in graphical symbols representing global
> connections like power rails. They are also useful in scripts generating
> non-graphical connections: see http://www.gedasymbols.
> org/user/john_doty/tools/pins2gsch.html.
>
> John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
>
> http://www.noqsi.com/
>
> jpd AT noqsi DOT com
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Thanks DJ, Thanks John,<br><br></div>DJ, I =
am willing to offer some help in editing the <a href=3D"http://wiki.geda-pr=
oject.org/geda:gsch2pcb_tutorial">tutorial page</a> to show new comers curr=
ent best practices. Please let me know if this is of interest to the gEDA o=
rganization.<br><br></div>Best,<br></div>Chris<br></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Joh=
n Doty <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jpd AT noqsi DOT com" target=3D"_bl=
ank">jpd AT noqsi DOT com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><br><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div=
>On Aug 7, 2017, at 10:15 AM, DJ Delorie &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dj AT delorie DOT c=
om" target=3D"_blank">dj AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class=3D"m_-10=
13522236951279646Apple-interchange-newline"><div><span style=3D"font-family=
:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-w=
eight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-tr=
ansform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline!=
important">Assigning net attributes to pins/pads is no longer considered &q=
uot;best</span><br style=3D"font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style=
:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;t=
ext-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word=
-spacing:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-styl=
e:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;=
text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;wor=
d-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline!important">practice&quot; for vario=
us reasons.=C2=A0 There are a few cases where it makes</span><br style=3D"f=
ont-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:nor=
mal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0=
px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style=3D"=
font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:no=
rmal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:=
0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;disp=
lay:inline!important">sense, but not in general.</span></div></blockquote><=
br></div><div>In gschem, they are useful in graphical symbols representing =
global connections like power rails. They are also useful in scripts genera=
ting non-graphical connections: see=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.gedasymbols.=
org/user/john_doty/tools/pins2gsch.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.gedas=
ymbols.<wbr>org/user/john_doty/tools/<wbr>pins2gsch.html</a>.</div><br><div=
>
<span class=3D"m_-1013522236951279646Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-coll=
apse:separate;border-spacing:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant=
-east-asian:normal;line-height:normal"><span class=3D"m_-101352223695127964=
6Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px 0px=
;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;fo=
nt-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:norm=
al;text-align:auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;w=
ord-spacing:0px"><p style=3D"margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font style=3D=
"font:12.0px Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">John Doty<span class=
=3D"m_-1013522236951279646Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0<span class=3D"m_-1013522236951279646Apple-converted-space">=C2=
=A0</span><span class=3D"m_-1013522236951279646Apple-converted-tab">=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0<span class=3D"m_-1013522236951279646Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0</s=
pan></span></span>Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.</font></p><p style=3D"margin:0.0px =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><a href=3D"http://www.noqsi.com/" target=3D"_blank">http=
://www.noqsi.com/</a></p><p style=3D"margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font =
style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><a href=3D"ma=
ilto:jpd AT noqsi DOT com" target=3D"_blank">jpd AT noqsi DOT com</a></font></p><br class=
=3D"m_-1013522236951279646Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span>
</div>
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