Re: gEDA-user: random observations

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> + Step 3 is "From within PCB, enter :ExecuteFile(boardname.cmd) to  
> propagate the pin mames of all footprints to the layout."  It wasn't  
> obvious that you need to choose Window->Command Entry from the main  
> PCB menu.  Also, the colon in front of :ExecuteFile causes the  
> command to fail (the terminal shows a log message, "unknown action  
> `:ExecuteFile").  Removing the colon does the trick.

Pressing ":" is a shortcut for bringing up the Command Entry dialog.

> + gsch2pcb handles netnames with \_ \_ delimiters that indicate  
> active-low signals and has no trouble creating a netlist with these  
> characters included.  Importing that netlist into pcb is fine, too.   
> However, if you save the pcb file, close pcb, then re-open the pcb  
> file in pcb, you get a syntax error in the pcb file at the first  
> instance of \_.

IIRC we fixed this one already.

> + Is there any way to have the net name appear on the pads and pins
> in pcb?

No.


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