Re: gEDA-user: why separate xgsch2pcb?

[Mark Stanley <mstanley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 10 February 2010 00:24:34 John Doty wrote:
> On Feb 9, 2010, at 1:10 PM, al davis wrote:
> > A GUI is just a visual aid.  If you have junk under the hood,
> > and hide it with a GUI, you just have more junk.
>
> I agree completely. Unless the problem is inherently graphical, a GUI
> isn't needed, and the design should be implemented without it. Then,
> if you want the sugar, you can wrap a GUI around it. But a user
> should be able to throw away the GUI without loss of functionality.
> If the GUI is at all necessary, it will be a barrier to automation
> and integration at higher levels.

I've been following along and really like the idea that command line tools allow 
me to setup a centralized server which lets the engineers get back to work 
instead of watching their PC grind away.  

And I understand how the schematic might be automated as it is just a visual 
representation of a net list, but I just can't imagine how on earth you could 
layout a board without ever looking at it.  Or is that even what you are talking 
about?

Mark Stanley
Engineering Technician



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