Re: gEDA-user: Oddness, or stupid user?

[Josh Myer <josh@joshisanerd.com>]

Hey, thanks everyone!

Antonio, especially -- this is what my problem was. The whole
grid-changes-with-zoom thing took some getting used to. I've got a
schematic mostly entered now, which is great.

It's been a long time since i used EDA software, and then it was just
Electronic Work Bench in electronics class... pretty simplistic stuff.

Next up is to upgrade to the new version now that I know it'll actually
be helpful (i've used half a dozen EDA packages on linux that would
place components and that's about it... so finding one that works really
well and has component libraries and did i mention works? is really
nice)

Thanks to everyone who answered, and especially Ales for taking the time
to reply; coding on something like this must take a great deal of time.

On Sat, 2002-09-14 at 14:51, Antonio A Todo Bom wrote:
> Hi Josh,
> 
> No dia (On:) 13 Sep 2002 22:49:00 -0400
> Josh Myer <josh@joshisanerd.com> escreveu: (wrote:)
> 
> > So, maybe i'm just being a moron, but i can't for the life of me get
> > nets to connect to pins in gschem. I can get them to connect to other
> > nets just fine (take the net from A->B and then back again and it goes
> > to little circles). But i can't get them to connect onto pins.
> 
> 	Well, is possible connect nets only to the the ends of a pin,
> but never to a mid point of a pin.
> 	A important point is to use the snap grip currectly.
> 	If you put a symbol or move it with snap OFF, you will
> never connect a net to its pin.
> 	This occours because the end points of its pins will be
> in any point in the universe but not in a 100mils multiple.
> 
> 	Please, try again from the scratch.
> 	- Restart the gschem
> 	- Verify if snap is ON and grid is set to 100 mils
> 	- insert a component (i.e. try 7400)
> 	- try to connect a net in its pins
> 
> 	Please, let me know if not connected. Saving the file and
> sending it by mail to the list.
> 
> 	Please, mail me if ok. ;)
> 
> 
> > Is there a "getting started, step by step, because you're really
> > ignorant" tutorial anywhere?
> 
> The docs in geda site are a litle incomplete but they asnwer big questions.
> 
> 
> > I'm using the gschem that comes with geda-gschem on debian -- 20020527.
> > which is shown as being a bit old, but i doubt that's the problem.
> 
> 	hmmm! I recommend you to recompile or, if exist, use a new .deb,
> I think that is anybody maintaining APT packets.
> 	There is many bug fixes and a new attributes scheme in the new version
> that is 20020825.
> 	To the first experience, try the already instaled, but to use it
> to new projects that you'll want to use after, install the new 20020825.
> 	You have, in the new version, scripts to convert your own symbols
> and schematics, but if is there a new to download? Why not?
> 	The symbols and schemaitcs that come in the new version are already
> update to the new attributes scheme.
> 	See more in Master Attribute List:
>  http://geda.seul.org/docs/attributes.txt
> 
> 	And release notes, IMPORTAT info here:
> http://geda.seul.org/devel/20020825/gaf-20020825-relnotes.html
> 
> 
> > Thanks in advance for your time to explain something so trivial...
> 
> 	You're welcome! We need NEW users to point NEW suggestions.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Antonio Augusto Todo Bom Neto
> LAX Eletronica e Telecomunicacoes Ltda
> gEDA-BR - Brazil Users Group - http://gedabr.projetos.etc.br
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