Re: gEDA-user: PCB footprints

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I notice the pin numbers (given in pcblib-newlib footprint files
> such as DB25f.fp) listed in quotes inside text files are not used
> and PCB renumbers the pins in the sequence they appear in the text
> file of .fp ). Is my obsevation correct?

Er, no?  There are two such strings - one is the pin number, the other
is the pin name.  Initially they're the same, but importing a
schematic may change the name to match the pin label in the schematic.

> Do these numbers correspond I find it more cofusing because footprint when
> opened in PCB doesn't show up pin numbers.

Try the "pinout shows number" option.


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