Re: gEDA-user: git for gedasymbols.org ?

[asomers@xxxxxxxxx]

I have to agree with Mark.  Maintaining a hierarchical organization
would be a laborious and thankless job for one poor schmuck.  But a
tagging scheme puts most of the burden on individual contributors.  I
think it could actually work.

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mark Rages <markrages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Colin D Bennett <colin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Thu,  3 Feb 2011 13:51:33 +0100 (CET)
>> karl@xxxxxxxxxxx (Karl Hammar) wrote:
>>
>>> Kai-Martin:
>>> > How about git for gedasymbols.org?
>>> > (I'd volunteer to modify the instructions to reflect the change)
>>>
>>> Yes please, and I'd volunteer to do the conversion.
>>
>> I have to say it would be much more pleasant to use git than CVS.
>>
>>> And while we are at it, why not drop the symbols and footprints from
>>> the programdistribution and just point the programs to gedasymbols.org
>>> or a local copy, there could even be a File->git-pull entry.
>>
>> I'm not sure I support this.  I prefer the gEDA distribution to have a
>> core stable set of symbols/footprints that doesn't change
>> unexpectedly.  It would be nice to have easy access to a larger set of
>> symbols/footprints, but I think it's important to have a separation
>> between widely-accepted and tested entities versus some new symbol (or
>> especially footprint, where precision is often even more critical) that
>> may have been used only by one person.
>>
>> The biggest usability improvement for me in terms of finding new
>> symbols/footprints would be if the gedasymbols.org web interface had a
>> more organized way of browsing and searching items.  All users'
>> footprints should be available under a category-based hierarchy.
>> Some examples of how the hierarchy might be organized:
>> - Switches -> Tactile pushbuttons
>> - Switches -> Toggle switches
>> - Integrated circuits -> DIP
>> - Connectors -> Single row pins
>> - Connectors -> D-subminiature
>> - LEDs -> Surface mount
>>
>
> Tagging is better than hierarchy.
>
> Regards,
> Mark
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