Re: gEDA-user: Resistor values???

["Bert Timmerman" <bert.timmerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all, 

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> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Resistor values???
> 
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 09:23:17PM -0500, Mark wrote:
> 
> <snip> 
> 
> > So, because I use several methods, a single 
> one-size-fits-all library is just not going to work for me.  
> > I *could* make use of a library of heavy symbols but I 
> still need the 
> > lightweight symbols, too.  If I was forced to choose one 
> library then I would like to keep the lightweight stuff.
> > 
> 
> Maybe we should extend existing library in a way that we 
> clone existing symbols, prefix the names by use case and 
> add/delete attributes. Since the currently available library 
> wouldn't change at all, no existing schematics would be broken.
> 
> We now have resistor-1.sym and resistor-2.sym; we woulg then 
> have these cloned as _P_resistor-1.sym and _P_resistor-2.sym, 
> _P_ meaning they are intended for use on PCB.
> 
> Of course, this would increase the confusion of new users, 
> but it should be no harder than getting the L/N/M suffix of 
> some SMD footpritns in PCB. 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tibor Palinkas
> 
> 

Or a symbol with a name which goes something like:

"resistor-4pcb.sym"

"resistor-4pcb-1.sym" drawn in Imperial style.

"resistor-4pcb-2.sym" drawn in European style.

"resistor-4pcb-zerolengthpins-1.sym" drawn in Imperial style, with zero
length pins.

"resistor-4pcb-zerolengthpins-2.sym" drawn in European style, with zero
length pins.

The possibilites are endless as gschem offers great flexibility ;-)

IMHO Users should take care of the needed "content" for thier own purposes,
the gEDA suite itself only has to offer a basic set of symbols/footprints to
get users started, and encourage  sharing "content" on gedasymbols.org.

Kind regards,

Bert Timmerman.



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