Re: gEDA-user: Stupid newbie question

[Steve Meier <smeier@alchemyresearch.com>]

Why not create a simple schematic and post it here for analysis?

Steve M.

Bill Wilson wrote:

> On Fri, 21 May 2004 13:23:41 -0400
> Chad Robinson <crj@lucubration.com> wrote:
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> > > I think this is a potential confusion for many first time gschem users
> > > and is why I made a point of it in the tutorial page:
> > >
> > >   http://web.wt.net/~billw/gsch2pcb/gschem-warmup.html
> > >      
> > Thanks, Bill. Now I'm SURE I'm doing something wrong (or something ELSE is 
> > wrong). =) Because I did read the FAQ and the documentation, noted the red 
> > dots (at the zoom level I'm using to get nets connected to each other they're 
> > half an inch tall) and have dragged net endpoints to just about every pixel in 
> > that red pin endpoint, and still the red not-connected indicator stays there. 
> > This isn't a redraw issue, I redraw with every drag attempt. Could I have some 
> > setting messed up or disabled?
> >
> > I'm using gschem-20040111, should I try the CVS?
> >    
> Of that I'm not sure...  the last thing I can think of is maybe you
> have the snap to grid off.  Look for "Snap Off" in the lower right
> corner of the gschem window.  If that's so, then toggle the snap on
> with keys "os" or in the menu Options->Toggle Snap On/Off.  If snap is
> off then you probably can't hit the actual end point.  But if you
> have it on, then it's really a mystery to me.
>
> Bill
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