Re: gEDA-user: Functional blocks and PCB format changes

[Andrew Poelstra <asp11@xxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 07:35:29PM -0400, Windell H. Oskay wrote:
> 
> > I say no to raw XML as making out own format,  but would use SVG with
> > extra info embedded.
> >
> > This way our drawings would work in all modern web browsers, we get all of
> > the primitives we would ever want, including fancy curves, built in layers
> > and more......
> 
> Interesting idea.  Could preview footprints *natively* at gedasymbols.
> 
> It *would* be pretty awesome to be able to use SVG graphics for silk
> layers.  Fancy curves might work well for future routers as well.
>

I don't think SVG is appropriate for storing entire PCBs. There's too
much non-graphical data in .pcb files.

Footprints, yes, that could work.


Andrew
 


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