Thanks Dick, ...Jim H.
--- In [email protected], "dickelbeck" <d...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jjhughen" jhughen@ wrote: > > > > In the component library editor, it is possible to set a document file (reference to a PDF file usually). > > > > After setting this document reference, the right click menu on that component now includes a "DOC" menu item. Clicking it will bring up the PDF file for that component. (very nice indeed) > > > > Some components (such as 0805 caps, resistors, etc) use pretty generic schematic component libraries. The PDF file for a particular component may not be available at schematic component library editor time. > > > > I have tried adding a new field in the schematic editor (such as "Doc") and there provide the path to the particular component's PDF file. However, I am not successful in getting the "DOC" menu item to come up unless the component library edit created that reference. > > > > Does anyone know how to add a doc reference at the schematic level that will bring up the "DOC" menu item? > > I put the "SHEET" field in there to hold the datasheet name for the particular instance of a library component. (Library symbols tend to be generic and often are used with more than one actual part, causing the library DOC field to not serve all needs.) > > 1) Perhaps we should change the name of one or both of these two places so that they agree with one another. Actually I would think "DATASHEET" would make most sense. > > 2) This "SHEET" schematic part field is not optional, it's presence can be counted on, although its contents can be blank. This makes it fairly easy to add the enhancement that you seek. I would like to take it a bit further even and take any URL, not just a filename. That way you could reference things on the web, and launch a browser to view it. That way you would not have to possess the datasheets to view them, it would trigger a download when you wanted to view them. And the URL would not be limited to a PDF file, it could be and HTTP page on the web. > > > This is about 2-4 hours work or so. > > We should probably add this to the to do list. > > Dick >
