On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 21:51 -0500, Paul Tan wrote:
> Hi Peter Clifton,
> 
> Not sure if your changes would affect the following,

There aren't any changes as yet... just notes on the API. (Given enough
time, there might be changes ;)

> but just in case:
> 
> 1) Currently, gEDA supports multiple attributes of
>    the same attribute name with different attriute
>    values assigned to a single symbol instance.
>    e.g.,
>       source=page1.sch
>       source=page2.sch
>       .... etc
> 
> 2) Attribute values can contain most text characters
>    including "=".
> 
> I am curious if the above 2 items would be affected.

It wasn't intended to affect them in any way, just to provide a
condensed API for accessing them. (There is a lot of duplication at the
moment).

They are both good points to bear in mind when regression testing the
any new API though. (If it is eventually coded.)

Best wishes,

-- 
Peter Clifton

Electrical Engineering Division,
Engineering Department,
University of Cambridge,
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge
CB3 0FA

Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)



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