JaMi, I would have to agree with Dennis that this is not a bug. My counter to this is that one could try and use lines on a schematic for interconnecting parts. When doing a netlist, you would find nothing was connected. Protel points this out subtly by having associated colors for those purposes.
In this light, I would like to know if there is an official bugs list for Protel on line all the same. I thought there was a mention of something like this on Yahoo ? I not not know if it was Ian that volunteered this form of archiving, as unloving as a job it would be ? Neverless, I will give an example where an software omission causes an inconvenience, but it is not a bug. Protel has the ability to point back to its DDB resources to self declare its piggy backed library files. What it does not associate in this way are graphic inserts one wishes to place on a template, even though they can travel within the DDB. Placements such as this require the bit map (or whatever image) be kept on a predefined location on a computer connection (HD..whatever). That is just my experience. Well.... sending such a file to another person means that this person will not see those inserts. I have found a work around to this 'miss giving' by doing extra work with AutoCad for templates and then doing an import. Yes, it is grief, but that is not a bug. A bug to me is when there is no warning of nets being shorted and it happens anyway, without prompting the user to a merged net name. Yes... I know that could be edited out. That's a tweak, not a solution to an inefficiency because that action causes grief that might get hidden. The lost DDB architecture is a loss to me, but it is not a bug, as well. It took some time for me to be accept to data base archiving. Some will pee on DDBs for creating risk, but it has its merits when other people would otherwise use the designer's tracking of his own documents for their own keep. Fabian Hartery Research Engineer, B. Eng (Electrical) Guigne International Limited 63 Thorburn Road St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B3M2 tel: 709-738-4070 fax: 709-738-4093 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.guigne.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies from your system; you should not copy the message or disclose its contents to anyone. Any dissemination, distribution or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. We cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of software viruses and advise you to carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 60DB54B0D2EC0A47B6DF5482C1EB02440D979D3A * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
