gEDA-user: overwhelmed and dazed newbie

["Peter L. Berghold" <Peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I've been searching the archives trying to get some answers to some
learning curve kinds of questions on just how to use this wonderful
package of tools effectively.

The more I search, the more questions I have....


The first I'd like to ask is: just how do you find out what the list of
footprints are and what they map to?  For instance: if I am inserting an
oscillator how do I specify its foot print.  It will fit in a 14 pin DIP
wire wrap socket but only uses 4 pins....

Next question that comes to mind:  Radio Shack (and others) sell PCB
board blanks with pre-etched edge connectors.  Looking through the
component library I can't find but two edge connector components
defined. Are there others?  Is there a secret to defining putting
connectors on a schematic and defining a footprint for them to be
properly placed on a board?

I'll leave it at those two questions while I work my way through some of
the tutorials and try and figgure it all out....


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Peter L. Berghold                                     Peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx
"Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it."
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