Bernd Jendrissek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Dec 20, 2007 6:41 PM, DJ Delorie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I think the workflow needs to be:
>>
>> * user picks generic symbol for initial schematics
>>
>> * user picks details that work for that generic symbol.
> 
> Excuse me for tooting my own horn here, but has anyone tried my
> slotting patch [1]?  It allows you to place generic symbols and then
> later specialize them by *linking* (not replacing!) them to a "heavy"
> part symbol that contains all the interesting attributes.  There's
> also a mechanism to ensure that slots are compatible with the symbols
> you put into them - basically just a check that any attributes that
> exist in both the light and the heavy part, match.

That is what I was looking for. I have lot of dos during the holyday, but I'll
get back to it! Thank you for pointing that out!

> I'll have to work on the "slot chooser" dialog to teach it to query
> the component library for candidate "heavy" symbols that have
> compatible slots, instead of looking only at components that are
> already on the schematic.
> 
> [1] http://repo.or.cz/w/geda-gaf/berndj.git
> There's only abstract/opamp.sym and linear/lm324-slots.sym to serve as
> examples though!

Could you please point out how can I apply that patch?

Thanks,

-- 
Levente
http://web.interware.hu/lekovacs



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