Re: gEDA-user: copying properties

[sdb@cloud9.net (Stuart Brorson)]

THis is what gattrib is for.  Go to 

http://www.brorson.com/gEDA/gattrib/

and download & install gattrib.  Note that it is pre-alpha software.
That means that it works, but not all features are supported (i.e. you
can't currently edit attributes attached to nets).  It *will* allow
you to edit attributes attached to components, which is what you want
to do.

You may have to monkey around a little bit to get it to compile.  If
you have problems, let me know; I can talk you though the problems.
Also, I am planning on a second, bugfix release Any Day Now, so if you
can wait, you will find the bugfix release a little easier to install
and use. 

Stuart


> 
> 
> Another request I'd like to put in for possible future enhancements
> to gschem.
> 
> For some spice simulation schematics I am making, I sometimes
> change the properties for a bunch of identical symbol instances.
> 
> Currently, I have to change it on each of them individually.
> Alternativelly , I delete them all and replace the instances. Copying
> the first one a multiple times. 
> Eiether alternative is a little tedious if the number of components
> is large.
> 
> Is there an alternative way to do the above? I can suggest one approach
> 
> - Change the paramters of one of the symbol instances.
> - Select the other instances that you want updated with the same
>   parameter change and click on a new button that says "copy properties"
>   Or "copy symbol"
>   The action I would like this to take is to update the selected
> instances
>   to the first symbol. (Either change in symbol or change in properties
> as the
>   case may be). Ideally refdes numbers don't change during the update. 
> 
> /sri 
> 
>