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On 08/07/13 09:53, Matt Rhys-Roberts wrote:
> Hello. I'd like to modify gEDA/gschem to include a couple more default 
> attributes, such as supplier= and order_code= .
>
> In other words, could these attributes be made to appear alongside the 
> usual refdes=, description=, footprint= etc. when adding or creating 
> components in gschem?
>
> At present, I'm using 'description' for both supplier and order code, 
> due to time constraints. But it would be nicer if the desired 
> attributes were already available for me to fill in.
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Matt Rhys-Roberts.

Hi Matt,

You should be able to add attributes with any name you choose when 
making/editing symbols in gschem.

I haven't ever looked at changing the default list of attribute names, 
but I'm sure that's not hard.

Best,
Ed