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Re: gEDA-user:

Hi, Sri.

That's why I suspect this is just a feature that hasn't been done rather than an actual bug.

I would recommend the following method for updating attributes:

- On loading symbols, symbol attributes are compared against component attributes that were inherited from the symbol
- Any formatting changes are simply copied from the symbol attribute to the component attribute
- If the attribute has been deleted from the symbol, remove it from the component
- If there is a new visible attribute on the symbol, add it to the component

I would also make formatting and position of inherited component attributes non-editable. I accidentally move my component attributes all the time. We would need probably need some sort of flag on the attribute saying that it was inherited.

Bill

Sribalan Santhanam wrote:

If its implemented, its not clear which way it needs to be implemented.

Most cases, I want the older attributes to be left as is. I just don't want newer version of the same attributes of the new version of the symbol
to be promoted to cause duplicates.

In other cases, I want to nix the old attributes, and update
the component.
May require a switch in the pulldown menu options.

/sri

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-geda-user@seul.org [mailto:owner-geda-user@seul.org] On
Behalf Of Bill Cox
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 3:29 AM
To: geda-user@seul.org
Subject: Re: gEDA-user:


Familie Kaiser wrote:
...


b. When I update a component, the older promoted attributes of the
original component remain (like the refdes number, sizes etc). As a


result
I get duplicate attributes and I have to delete the duplicates. Is this
a bug or is there a switch to turn this off?


It's a bug. Delete the symbol and load it new


I think this is problably more of a feature that never got implemented than a bug.

However, I'd love to see this feature implemented. It's pretty high on my wish-list for gschem. This feature is probably something that some of us out here could help Ales with. Any interest?

Bill