Re: gEDA-user: PCB HID project

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I suggest to place the stuff into a directory in your package.

Could you be more specific?

> How can I specify colors? Background, forground?

$HOME/.Xdefaults

Use "./pcb-bin -h" to list ALL the options.  Drop the leading "--" to
get the X resource name.

Example:

Pcb.grid:               500
Pcb.background-color:   #ffeedd
Pcb.off-limit-color:    skyblue
Pcb.default-PCB-width:	100000
Pcb.default-PCB-height:	100000

> I miss the "pan tool".

Right button pans the workspace (although this might change; right
button is *supposed* to be the popup menu):

  plain right button - grabs board so you can move it around

  Ctrl-right button - treats the viewport as a giant Xaw-like panner
  (i.e. grabs both scrollbars simultaneously)

Also, mouse wheel zooms in/out.  While I like having a popup too, this
setup makes it like a Mac mouse but with a lot of navigation stuff on
the mouse too.  I've found it *really* easy to navigate around the
board with this setup.  Also, you can zoom/pan while drawing lines and
placing elements, which is useful.