On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:30:23 -0000 I use SUSE 11.1 and the Kicad tarball kicad-2009-02-16-final-CENTOS_4.4.tgz
The main site is: http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/kicad/index.html Downloads are here: ftp://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/ Note that these are binaries, and do not need compiling, just a quick copy into /use/local/.... Do note the need to do the chmod on the binary directory - see the install.txt file. As for the printing, best can suggest is to print it as a postscript file then let something like Evince do the printing for you. That way you can force the printing to fit the page. Andy "foobar.foobar" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Andy, thanks for your comments. I have been using the User Size option but > this causes my printer driver to notice I am using a custom size, it would be > nice to have a straight forward Landscape/Portrait option so when you print > the printer detects it properly but no matter! As for the problems I am > having with the text I have realised now (after installing kiCad on my > friends windows machine) that the linux and windows versions have some > differences. E.g. the version I am using does not have the rotate option when > you right click a field like it does in the windows version...which explains > why I could not find it. I reckon my repositories are out of date. I will > compile from source later and make sure I have the latest version. Thanks for > your help. > > --- In [email protected], Andy Eskelson <andyya...@...> wrote: > > > > I've never seen a rotate page option, but then again I've never needed > > one. If you really want to use different page sizes, there is a user > > option you can set to whatever page size you like. (right at the bottom > > of the list) > > > > Many libs you find are conversions from other packages such as eagle, > > and the conversion process sometimes does not work as well as you would > > expect. best to try and find a dedicated kicad or kicad tested part. > > Better yet learn how to draw your own parts. :-) (it's easy and is > > something you will be doing a lot of as you get into the process a bit > > more) However you have missed a fairly basic point, there is nothing > > special about the parts, they are just an outline. So any device with the > > same pin arrangement will do. In this case the good old 741 will do the > > job. Just edit the name to be your LM307 > > > > (Grabbing the nearest compatiable device and tweaking it to fit your needs > > is a fairly common method of working...) > > > > The way to do this is to edit the LM741 in the lib editor, change the > > value field (which is the name) the LM319 Then save the part again. > > > > You may have see several warnings about not saving to the default libs, > > so make sure that you create your own libs and mods in your home > > directory and save things to there just in case. You will have to add > > these libs to your project, but that's easy enough. > > > > The pin labels and such like are all accessible from the right click > > context menu. You can also rotate and position via the keyboard as well. > > > > > > Text fields (light blue) can be edited, moved and rotated directly. > > Place the mouse over the field, right click and select the rotate, move > > edit or whatever you need. The pin numbers are fixed, but you can change > > some options within the lib editor as to their position. > > > > > > Do take the time to run through the tutorial a few times. Nothing is > > really hard, but like many things, Kicad does have it's quirks and a bit > > of practice is needed to get used to it. > > > > Note thet the tutorial is a bit old now, but it still serves it's purpose. > > > > There is also much more extensive help available under the help menu in > > each of the parts of kicad, Eeschems, pcbNew, etc. this brings up pdf > > documents, which live in the docs directory under kicad. You can access > > them directly if you prefer. > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:25:47 -0000 > > "foobar.foobar" <foobar.foo...@...> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have started using KiCAD (on Linux and I have a few questions I cant > > > find answers for on the Wiki or in the help file. > > > > > > First up, in the schematic editor in the page settings dialog where you > > > can select your page size, I can't see an option for changing the page > > > orientation to portrait. Does this option not exist or is it somewhere > > > else? > > > > > > Secondly, I am making an analog synth VCO and noticed none of the > > > components I was using was in the standard libraries. Searching google > > > lead me to this site: http://www.kicadlib.org/ I then searched for a > > > component e.g. LM307N which then lead me to this file: > > > http://www.reniemarquet.cjb.net/oshec/egl_libs4.zip. Inside the archive > > > the "linear" package had the component I wanted in it which is fine. > > > > > > However, the components in that library don't display properly, or rather > > > the text that is the "Pin Name" of each pin overlap each other (this is > > > in the schematic editor) so you cant really read any of the pin labels as > > > they are "on top of each other". So I then started trying to edit the > > > components in the component editor and I can't seem to find a way of > > > "positioning" the blue/greenish text that is the "Pin Name" text, it just > > > seems to put them at the end of the pin. If you don't understand what I > > > am on about I can take a screenshot. > > > > > > So... has anyone else needed these old op-amp components and knows a > > > better library where the components are better designed (for use in the > > > schematic editor) or is there actually a way of positioning the "Pin > > > Name" text to where you want instead of it doing it itself and causing > > > problems....all the standard components seem to be okay. I could just not > > > label the pins but it makes things easier. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > > > question. > > > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator > > > of Kicad. > > > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute > > > your symbols/modules to the kicad library. > > > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > > > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! > > > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > >
