Re: gEDA-user: How to deal with single/dual parts?

[Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:03:31 +0000, Peter Clifton wrote:

>> Why not change the workflow so that during schematic capture, there are
>> no pin numbers anywhere?  "Pins" on symbols get assigned a physical pin
>> number during some some later step, at the same time that footprints
>> are selected.  And then a backwards data flow brings the pin
>> assignments back to gschem for display?  Of course, I really have
>> little idea of the implications of what I'm saying...
> 
> I agree whole-heartedly, to the extent - that pinnumber information
> should not be present until you've selected a part to use. (or slot of a
> part).

I assume, your rewrite will still allow to print pinnumbers in the 
finished schematic. This is really useful when debugging circuits with 
slotted.

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