Re: gEDA-user: pcb-bin-log

[Xtian Xultz <xultz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can I use this list to make a suggestion?
What about to put two icons that act like flags in the toolbar (or somewhere 
else) that goes from gray to red (prefer. blinking) one that shows that has a 
short in the log windows, and another that shows a DRC problem (when the 
auto-DRC is on)? That would be very nice, because I dont like DRC to 
interrupt me every time I create a DRC problem, when moving, placing parts, 
etc, so I prefer to run DRC() from times to times.
I think the icons become blinking by pressing O and it founds a problem, and 
stops blinking by solving the problem and pressing O again. So, it is easy to 
think that when he writes a warning in the log window, he starts blinking. By 
pressing O again he allways stop blinking, but if another (or the same...) 
warning appears, he re-start blinking. What about it?


Em Qua 08 Jun 2005 21:03, harry eaton escreveu:
> The short is not shown in pink, but element pins and pads that don't belong
> to a net will show pink sometimes.
>
> It is not possible to "locate the short" in the general case although there
> may be many common shorts which could be located with one algorithm or
> another. However, it is my experience that the human eye is quite good at
> spotting shorts that are detectable with simple algorithms and not so good
> when the problem is also difficult for simple algorithms.
>
> Checking for shorts real-time might be possible. If you use the
> "auto-enforce DRC" it won't let you create shorts with the line tool.
>
> Frequent use of the "o" (optimize) key should give you an early warning
> when something has gone wrong too.
>
> A "single" short is generally reported twice, once while checking each
> participating net. It's reported the same way if you were to have a dozen
> shorts between the same nets.
>
> h.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christian Treldal" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "gEDA user group" <geda-user@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 10:14 AM
> Subject: gEDA-user: pcb-bin-log
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Are there by any chance that PCB could report where it think it finds a
> > shorted net.
> >
> > I have the following in the log
> >
> > 21: WARNING!! net "Vdd" is shorted to net "Vcc"
> > 22: WARNING!! net "Vcc" is shorted to net "Vdd"
> >
> > Which I thinks that PCB finds 2 places with a short.
> >
> > I've checked and doublechecked the netlist no shorts to be found there.
> >
> > Any good advice would be appreciated
> >
> >
> > --