Re: gEDA-user: Bug report for renaming slots [Was: Re: gEDA on windows]

[Joerg <joergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Clifton wrote:
>> Most CAD systems use such routines and they can be called from within 
>> the application. Eagle calls them user language programs (ULP).
> 
> It just hooks in with a couple of lines in a config file (currently the
> "gEDA" way), then it executes the script action every time I copy a
> component. gEDA just doesn't have a huge API at the moment.
> 

That would be perfectly fine since it auto-executes upon each copy. The 
only thing people might have to get used to is to copy and not place a 
part of same type as new. All CAD systems have some peculiarities to 
them (for example in Eagle "cut" really means "copy").


>>> I'd like to put the discussion in context by seeing how a real schematic
>>> looks using the styles we discussed, rather than just my mental pictures
>>> so far, which just cover a symbol and its visible pins.
>>>
>> A bit problematic because most of my stuff is client designs. But I'll 
>> find something suitable. On the web I found your pcjc2 email address at 
>> Cambridge, let me know in case that isn't correct anymore. I am reading 
>> this group through gmane which hides people's web identities.
> 
> That is correct. I'm pcjc2, and my email address is @cam.ac.uk
> 

Thanks. You've got mail :-)

-- 
Regards, Joerg

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