Re: gEDA-user: overwhelmed and dazed newbie

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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....

Open up a blank pcb, use the Window->Library option to bring up the
library view, and start putting footprints on the board and see what
they look like :-)

The undo key is your friend.