i see what you mean about the ICONs i have never used the tool buttons so i didn't notice that i was referring to keystrokes
certainly it would be nice to have better consistency between the editors but at this point i guess it is academic as 99SE has presumably been put out to pasture Dennis Saputelli Shane Edwards wrote: > > Well it is either a bug or a feature. And if it's a feature what do you use > it for? > If people are using it or it helps them then I'd like to know :-) > > I say it should know what layer you are on, so if you are placing a mech > line protel can say 'Hey, they're on a mech layer, I'll bring up a > non-electrical edit window when they hit tab'. Instead of 'Hey, I'm sure > they intended to place copper even though they haven't started from an > electrical hotpoint. Let me just kindly switch them to a Cu layer' > > As to the schematic commands I was indicating that there are place graphical > line and place electrical line ICONs. > Now the line containing the electrical connectivity is the same ICON used to > place non-electrical lines (mech) in PCB. > I would call this a slight inconsistency within a single program. Sure it's > easy to assign a different bmp to the command but it's the default setup. > > Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 13 September 2002 4:13 a.m. > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] - Possible Bug? -NO > > no i don't agree that this is a bug > when you say "shouldn't it know when it's placing a mech line?" > i don't see how > > you could wish to place a line on a copper layer (which would of course > be conductive) > > for example on top layer if you start from a pad with a net and P T > the track will have the associated net > > if instead you did P L you would see NO NET as the track attribute and > the width would be independent of the rules set and follow the last line > width used > > also even on a copper layer the two commands are useful for keeping the > separate widths per type > > as to the schematic commands > in the schematic editor > a wire is P W > a line is P D L (not P L as you indicated) > > but in the sch lib editor a line is P L since everything is a "D"rawing > primitive and there are no wires > > Dennis Saputelli > ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 00898113B6C0904E938F5A2B636002BE41915A9E * ************************************************************************ -- ___________________________________________________________________________ www.integratedcontrolsinc.com Integrated Controls, Inc. tel: 415-647-0480 2851 21st Street fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
