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Subject: Re: [geda-user] About reinventing the wheel, and how to avoid it
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:30:08 -0600
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On Sep 11, 2015, at 4:12 PM, Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:47:16 -0600
> John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Sep 11, 2015, at 2:21 PM, Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>> 
>>>>> It could be a lot easier to add copper spacing rules in the
>>>>> schematic. I guess attaching spacing attribute to nets possible
>>>>> refering to a specific category for example "InverterOutputVoltage"
>>>>> may solve it in the schematic but it must also be transferred to the
>>>>> layout.
>>>> 
>>>> ...
>>>> 
>>>> I'm not denigrating the usefulness of being able to put arbitrary text
>>>> anywhere; we added that to pcb (somewhat) as well.  But don't think
>>>> that being able to add a chunk of text is the same as doing something
>>>> useful with that text.
>>> 
>>> Even though you have to remember attributes and values yourself it is not just arbitrary text. For already defined attributes it would have been nice with a list to choose from and for each attribute a list of predefined values to chose from where appropriate.
>> 
>> A blue sky vision for gschem might be to have flow-specific plugins. Using geda-pcb? A plugin might help you make sure you have sensible attributes. Use a different plugin for, say, Verilog.
> 
> 
> I missed it but actually there already is a list for add attribute.

There is, but there isn’t a geda-pcb script that adjusts it. It’s one list for every flow. The list is neither exhaustive nor applicable to every flow.

> Only thing missing is a similar list for values which will be a little bit harder.
> 

Yes. And, for extra credit, scan for symbols that are missing some critical attribute and highlight them.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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