Re: gEDA-user: Importing a text file in gEDA for symbol creation

[John Griessen <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> "Farrukh Aslam"
> <mfarrukhaslam@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> Being a beginner in gEDA, how can a text file like this be imported in
>> gEDA to get a .sym type symbol ?

Quick answer:   first, that one needs a name ending in .fp
placed in a dir referred to by your ~/.pcb/preferences file.

containing a line like my Pcb.libraryPath to where you put the footprint.fp file:
======================
### PCB configuration file. ###
Pcb.libraryPath = /home/john/EEProjects/now-svn-ecosensory/circuitboards/footprints_pcb
gui-compact-horizontal = 0
gui-compact-vertical = 0
gui-title-window = 1
use-command-window = 1
save-in-tmp = 0
grid-units-mm = 0
history-size = 15
.
.
.
.
.
=====================

and then restart pcb to load it
from the library drop down, (follow the menus)

John G

It's funny how the other repliers did not answer his question...
It's easy to be helpful and promote gEDA tools -- answer questions first,
then yak about syntax and style and so on...
-- 
Ecosensory   Austin TX


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