Peter Clifton wrote: >> Most CAD systems use such routines and they can be called from within >> the application. Eagle calls them user language programs (ULP). > > It just hooks in with a couple of lines in a config file (currently the > "gEDA" way), then it executes the script action every time I copy a > component. gEDA just doesn't have a huge API at the moment. >
That would be perfectly fine since it auto-executes upon each copy. The only thing people might have to get used to is to copy and not place a part of same type as new. All CAD systems have some peculiarities to them (for example in Eagle "cut" really means "copy"). >>> I'd like to put the discussion in context by seeing how a real schematic >>> looks using the styles we discussed, rather than just my mental pictures >>> so far, which just cover a symbol and its visible pins. >>> >> A bit problematic because most of my stuff is client designs. But I'll >> find something suitable. On the web I found your pcjc2 email address at >> Cambridge, let me know in case that isn't correct anymore. I am reading >> this group through gmane which hides people's web identities. > > That is correct. I'm pcjc2, and my email address is @cam.ac.uk > Thanks. You've got mail :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
