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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:17:41 -0800
From: Colin D Bennett <colin AT gibibit DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] gschem filled polygons?
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On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:39:56 +0000
Peter Clifton <peter DOT clifton AT clifton-electronics DOT co DOT uk> wrote:

> > > > How is such a filled triangle done????????
> > > 
> > > You need to edit the *.sym file directly or use a tool to
> > > generate it - easiest from SVG as path description mimics SVG
> > 
> > That's hard core!!
> > It's a secret expert mode so that only the elite can create
> > beautiful symbols.
> 
> Yes - sorry about that... I ran out of steam between creating the
> file-format and rendering support, and figuring out how to
> integrate a decent path editor with the GUI.
> 
> On the plus side, the syntax gschem supports loading is the same
> as an SVG path, so if you set your scale and grids correctly, you
> can create them in Inkscape, then paste in the relevant bits of
> path string.

Hi Peter,

No worries!  I just appreciate all the nice GUI goodness you've
added in recent times.  I'm satisfied that at least there's a
straightforward way to get these nice shapes.  Thanks for the tip.
I'll play with making some more polished symbols sometime.

Regards,
Colin