On Sep 8, 2008, at 1:30 PM, Peter Clifton wrote: > On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 19:41 +0200, Levente Kovacs wrote: >> Hi, >> >> >> I created a symbol with two attributes attached. When I place that >> symbol on my schematic, only one of them is listed in the attribute >> editor (with the ee command). >> >> How can I make gschem to copy all attributes along the symbol as it >> places it? > > Only certain invisible attributes are promoted. This list is in the > gafrc file, for example, my system-gafrc: > > ; always-promote-attributes > ; > ; Set the list of attributes that are always promoted regardless of > ; their visibility. > ; > (always-promote-attributes "footprint device value model-name") >
This approach makes it harder to revise designs or incorporate schematics in multiple projects. It's much easier if the defaults for these are in the symbol rather than being promoted. Then, if you want the default capacitor footprint to be 0402 rather than 0603 you only have to change it in one place (the symbol). Wholesale changes of promoted attributes require much more work. Of course, if the default is wrong for a particular instance, you can always override the symbol's attribute with an attached one in the schematic: you don't need the promotion mechanism to do that. I do not like practices that turn quick, automated procedures into slow, manual ones! Think "inheritance"... John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd. http://www.noqsi.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
