Re: gEDA-user: gchem: color attributes in custom symbols

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 25, 2008, at 6:41 AM, Stefan Salewski wrote:

> Peter TB Brett wrote:
>
>> Attributes which are attached to or part of a symbol or other  
>> schematic
>> object are shown in yellow in the default colour scheme. Unattached
>> attributes are shown in red.
>
> When I load an existing symbol into gschem (gschem oldsym.sym) and add
> an attribute like "footprint" or "comment" it appears in red.

That is correct behavior. The attribute is not attached to anything  
at that level.

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> So an additional step is necessary to make it yellow -- like other
> existing symbol attributes like "refdes". (Currently I do not remember
> this action, but I am sure it exists.)
>
> Because in symbols there are much more yellow (attached) attributes  
> than
> red/unattached ones, it may be useful if yellow/attached would be the
> default.

Changing the color does not attach it. And symbol attributes that  
aren't associated with a particular pin generally should not be  
attached within the symbol.

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John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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