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From: "Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] A new ... (net higlighting)
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For net highlighting going for the connected pins instead of netname might be an option?

> Marvin - I fear it's probably not a trivial change to make, particularly
> as you're not going to be referencing files between the programs. Nets
> would work fine, but I think gnetlist does the "calculation" so gschem
> hasn't defined the nets/doesn't know what/where they are. Typically when
> I highlight a pcb trace, I'm looking at the netlist in pcb to see what
> devices they connect (or should connect) to. It is very difficult to
> back-annotate changes at pcb level to the schematic in my experience ..
> you always have to work in the schematic and move through the
> gnetlist/gsch2pcb chain.. or at least that's the only method I've found
> to work.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Michael.
> 
> On 07/01/16 05:20, Marvin Dickens (mpdickens AT gmail DOT com) [via
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> > Hi Everybody,
> >
> > If your looking at tuning up or otherwise redesigning the file format
> > for PCB
> > I would really like gschem to understand the PCB file format and
> > visa-versa.
> > What I would like to be able to do is have a PCB layout up at the same
> > time I
> > have the schematic for that design up in gschem. If I select any part
> > or portion
> > of the layout in PCB that part or portion is visually highlighted in
> > gschem and
> > visa-versa. 
> >
> > This ability could possibly be used as the starting point for introducing
> > boundary scan and other sophisticated usages of interconnects into
> > gEDA. I am 
> > thinking verification, design for test, diagnostics and such. In my
> > world, completing
> > a design does not retire a project and it would be nice if gEDA
> > reflected this dynamic.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Marvin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 


Nicklas Karlsson