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From: Kai-Martin Knaak <knaak AT iqo DOT uni-hannover DOT de>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] gschem: control over crossing conductors joining/jumping?
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2016 01:08:42 +0200
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Matt Rhys-Roberts wrote:

> On 23/06/16 05:33, Nicklas Karlsson wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Jun 2016 06:14:21 +0200
>> Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>>
>>> Matt Rhys-Roberts  wrote:
>>>
>>>> So I've given the pins more wire space, and now it's just wires
>>>> crossing wires, not intersecting the ends of pins any more.
>>>>
>>> That's why I object against the recommendation of long pin for symbols
>>> as given in the "official" geda manual.
>>>
>>> ---<)kaimartin(>---
>> Long pins also use quite a lot of space.
>>
> Out of interest then, what's your difference between long and short in
> this case please?

The official geda manual asks for 300 unit length pins. I strongly prefer 
100 units. 

Here is a write-up on the design of the symbols done by me:
http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/kaimartin_knaak/essential/essential.html

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