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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, gEDA Bugs wrote:

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> --- Original Message Follows ---
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> From: whitis@freelabs.com
> To: geda-bugs@geda.seul.org
> Subject: Attack of the multiplying attributes.
> Date: Fri,  8 Oct 2004 23:58:09 -0400 (EDT)
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> Full_Name: Mark Whitis
> Version: 20040111
> OS: linux  redhat 8.0
> Submission from: (NULL) (65.40.216.240)
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> To reproduce:
>    - open existing schematic with some modified library components that a=
ren't
>       embedded.
>    - select all=20
>    - ep  (Update component)
>    - select all
>    - eb   (embed component)
>    - inspect components by clicking on them and hitting "ee".   If you ha=
ve
> moved
>      any attributes in the library, you may see the old a new attributes =
on top
> of=20
>      each other.
> All components now have more than one "refdes" and "device" attribute.   =
 This
> is a lot of trouble to fix on a real schematic.
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> Example: (resistor)
>    device=3Dxxxx
>    refdes=3DR?
>    device=3D200K
>    refdes=3DR?
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> If you repeat, you end up with even more copies.
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> Correct behavior:
>    - only one copy of attibute should remain.
>    - program should record if an attributes value or position have change=
d
>      vs. library version.
>    - if you have changed value of text in schematic relative to the value=
 in the
> old
>      library, you must use the new text.
>    - if you have changed value of text in new library component relative =
to the
> old
>      value and it hasn't been edited in the schematic, use the new librar=
y
> value.
>    - if the position of attribute has changed in schematic relative to ne=
w
> schematic,
>      use the position specifed in schematic.
>    - if the position of attribute has changed in new library relative to =
old
> library
>      but position wasn't edited in schematic, use the position from the n=
ew
> library.
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> Ideally, you would give the user a dialog box that allowed them to overri=
de the
> behavior but the behavior described above should be the automatic:
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> (Original message truncated)
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Author of many open source software packages. =20
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