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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:52:38 +0100
From: Chris Green <cl AT isbd DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Ends of net lines, why has one got a blue arrow on
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 10:51:37PM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> I've been drawing circuits with gschem quite happily for a couple of
> days.
> 
> Normally unterminated net lines have red squares on the ends which
> disappear when you connect them to a pin or to another net line.
> 
> However I've managed to produce one which has a blue arrowhead on the
> end, this would be useful in some cases but I don't know how I did it!
> I seem to remember reading about it somewhere but I can't find it now.
> Can someone tell me how to change an unterminated end of a net line to
> a blue arrow please.
> 
I think I've worked it out, net connections added to already
terminated (i.e. connected to pins) nets get the little blue arrow
rather than the red square.  However I don't really understand *why*
they are like this.

Is it because an unconnected net connected to a properly connected one
is regarded as 'OK' and won't produce an error at PCB generation time?

-- 
Chris Green