On Wednesday 10 February 2010 00:24:34 John Doty wrote: > On Feb 9, 2010, at 1:10 PM, al davis wrote: > > A GUI is just a visual aid. If you have junk under the hood, > > and hide it with a GUI, you just have more junk. > > I agree completely. Unless the problem is inherently graphical, a GUI > isn't needed, and the design should be implemented without it. Then, > if you want the sugar, you can wrap a GUI around it. But a user > should be able to throw away the GUI without loss of functionality. > If the GUI is at all necessary, it will be a barrier to automation > and integration at higher levels.
I've been following along and really like the idea that command line tools allow me to setup a centralized server which lets the engineers get back to work instead of watching their PC grind away. And I understand how the schematic might be automated as it is just a visual representation of a net list, but I just can't imagine how on earth you could layout a board without ever looking at it. Or is that even what you are talking about? Mark Stanley Engineering Technician _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
