Re: gEDA-user: Parts DB API

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 20, 2007, at 1:51 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote:

> On Wednesday 19 December 2007 23:51:37 John Doty wrote:
>
>> There is no graphical information in the parts file. For an attribute
>> to be visible in the schematic, a visible default/placeholder
>> attribute should be visibly present in the symbol or visibly attached
>> in the schematic. The attribute value in the parts file then
>> overrides the value in the graphics, but the graphical properties of
>> the attribute still originate in the graphics.
>
> For e.g. inductors, how do you make sure that the value show on the  
> schematic
> and the value of the part selected are actually in sync?

gschem reads the parts file. If the part selected has value=, it  
displays that. Otherwise, it displays value= from the schematic. The  
user may need to use "ep" to get the right display, but we already  
have to do that with heavy symbols anyway.

>
>                                Peter
>
>
> -- 
> Peter Brett
>
> Electronic Systems Engineer
> Integral Informatics Ltd
>
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John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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