You could use the datasheet links octopart <http://octopart.com> provides which are more stable (or at least octopart would be more receptive to complaints if they are not kept stable).
On 9 August 2013 09:23, Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo <miguelan...@nbee.es> wrote: > I really like the feature, over that we could stack up an extra feature > (somewhere in the future) > to locally backup those pdfs,for just in case they disappear or get moved > around > (something quite usual). > > I use to have a User field on parts, with a datasheet link like that, but > having it standarized is great. > > > 2013/8/9 Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo_berna...@yahoo.com> > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: Lorenzo Marcantonio <l.marcanto...@logossrl.com> >> > To: Kicad Developers <kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >> > Cc: >> > Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 3:28 AM >> > Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] datasheets as URIs >> > >> > On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 11:21:02AM -0500, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: >> >> I've found it easier to correspond with board stuffers if I use >> http:// >> > links to >> >> datasheets rather than putting them on my disk. Plus this way the >> > schematic parts which >> >> link to them in the DATASHEET property/field are suddenly more >> general and >> > cross project >> >> capable. >> > >> > Good idea. Too bad manufacturers move them and/or make them available in >> > strange ways... IIRC Microchip links go dead whenever a doc get updated, >> > for example (at least they don't leave stale documentation around...) >> > >> >> >> I think it's an excellent feature; the links are likely to be good since >> this is obviously checked and sent just before production. Of course I will >> still keep my own copies due to the issues you mention, plus in long term >> support I have found that manufacturers happily delete documentation >> forever when they obsolete a product - it's a much bigger job to design a >> replacement component/board when some of the chips no longer have >> documentation. >> >> - Cirilo >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > > -- > > Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo > http://www.nbee.es > +34 636 52 25 69 > skype: ajoajoajo > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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