Re: gEDA-user: PCB format wishlist

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 6, 2010, at 2:54 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:

> 
>> 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.

I believe we mean the same thing, but are failing to understand each other's language.

> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> geda-user mailing list
> geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
> 

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd@xxxxxxxxx




_______________________________________________
geda-user mailing list
geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user