Duncan Drennan wrote: > These two comments stand out (to me), > >> I was just about ready to jump ship for Eagle when I found KiCAD. I >> can spend all day on KiCAD and feel completely calm throughout the day, >> and satisfied with the end result. That's because the applications are >> stable, and the interface is modern and intelligently designed. It has >> some quirks and oddities, but the overall experience compensates for >> that. Add to that the fact that it's free, and I hope you can see why >> I recommend you look at it seriously. > >> Power planes are a bit of a weak point with KiCAD, and my only major >> bugbear. > > From the description the person gives, they make it seem really easy > and comfortable moving across to KiCAD - does gEDA create that user > experience? Nope. That's why I keep an eye on Kicad, and that artist thingy based on processing too.
> > Secondly, the power plane bug/issue will be fixed at some point. If > the user base keeps growing, so will the developer base and the > quality of the product. With a developer base of one or two maybe, they have a ways to catch up. And who cares if artists and people who see electronics as a necessary evil slowing their projects down use other tools than gEDA? Fine by me. I'll probably end up using both for different projects and/or scriptize some of the front ends to be similar. Library breadth is all that really creates a big swell of adoption. Figuring ways to translate and DRC footprints and symbols en masse would make a big difference in popularity. That wouldbe newsworthy. John G -- Ecosensory Austin TX _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
