Re: Re: gEDA-user: PCB: background image

[Tomasz Nowak <nowak2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Użytkownik Bill WIlson <billw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> napisał:
>On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:39:23 +0200
>Tomasz Nowak <nowak2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Fortunately I found `pdftoppm'  utility on my system and converted the right page of datasheet using it (selected 450dpi resolution). Then cropped it with GIMP.
>> 
>> However, PCB doesn't want to start when applying the bg-color parameter. Am I using the wrong front-end or something like this?
>> 
>> Here is the trace of my commands:
>> $ ls -l
>> ...
>> -rw------- 1 tomek users 19808318 kwi 23 16:29 J403-000002.ppm
>> -rw------- 1 tomek users   382361 kwi 23 01:09 J403.pdf
>> $ pcb --bg-image J403-000002.ppm test.pcb
>> pcb-bin: bad or incomplete arg: --bg-image
>
>It's also possible for gtk to complain about ppm files with more than 256
>colors.  I got that on one ppm test I did while others worked OK.

Now I've tried also with black-and-white png and jpeg. The images are OK, I see them in xview.

When I use another option, -background, ppm causes "Illegal format" in the log window. Png is silently accepted with no effects.

By the way, have anyone a USB type A connector footprint or symbol?
Best regards,
Tomasz