Re: gEDA-user: PCB format wishlist

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yes. Build higher-level objects by composition, not merely by
> listing.

I was arguing for the opposite - separate the compositing from the
grouping, so that when you *do* group, you mostly just list.

Even internally to PCB, I'd want to keep "exemplar" composites as a
library called by reference, so if you edit one pin of an IC, by
default you end up editing all the same-shape pins (usually what you
want when you're changing drill or annulus, for example) with the
option to make the pin unique so you can change it separately.

This is the way sketchup works, and it's very usable that way.


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