Re: gEDA-user: gschem symbols -- why use simple text for device name?

["John Luciani" <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Stefan Salewski <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Many symbols shipped with gEDA/gschem use simple text to display the
> name of the device, i.e. "MAX232" or "7404".
>
> Tragesym does this too -- so I did this for my own symbols.
>
> But is this really a good choice?
> I think there are at least three disadvantages:
>
> 1. If I use a logic symbol like "7404" I may need a special variant like
> "74HTC04" (other may not work) so I will modify the name.
>
> 2. I flip (mirror) a symbol in the schematic. In most rectangular
> symbols refdes is on the right top corner by default and name on the
> left top corner. If I flip the symbol, this is exchanged, and I can not
> move name back to the left.
>
> 3. I had some rare cases where the device name like "7404" was displayed
> at a location which was not well suited for my schematic, but is is not
> possible to move it.
>
> So why not use attributes for visible name, i.e. device= ?

I use a manufacturer_part_number attribute for the visible
name. When I setup my master parts list it will just be
part_number.

(* jcl *)

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