Re: gEDA-user: why some skip KiCAD and gEDA

[Jared Casper <jaredcasper@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:32 AM, DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 2.  The scales of symbols and borders in existing libraries needs to
>> be workable for A size or letter size paper "out of the box".  And
>> the beginner mode should have a create new drawing button that
>> encapsulates this.
>
> There is no such fixed scale in gschem.  Any schematic will fit on any
> size page, gschem always scales to fit.  My library has a range of
> title boxes that are all proportioned the same but various sizes
> relative to the parts, I just pick the one that fits around the
> circuit.
>

I read this comment to mean that the relative scale of the default
titlebox and default symbol library should be such that if you print a
page contained within the titleblock out on an A/letter size paper,
the symbols are a reasonable size.  I don't have time to check now,
but iirc, the default titlebox is way to small for size of the default
symbols (I replaced the default titlebox with my own bigger one on
probably the second day of using gschem).

Jared

>> 3.  A tool manager could be the place for some of this new function.
>> A tool manager that "integrates" the separate tools and serves to
>> reinforce a pcb development work flow as a memory aid and speed tool
>> for infrequent users.
>
> My flow is to run gschem and pcb, and use pcb's importer.  I see no
> need for a third GUI when there are no other buttons needed.
>
>> create traces all with the mouse,
>> place parts all with the mouse,
>> move parts with mouse and a modifier key,
>> drag traces.
>>
>> Use of cut and paste buffers needs to be invisible by default and
>> otional with a workaround that does not require knowing they exist.
>
> I almost never use cut and paste in PCB, and when I do (usually for
> moving the whole board around), I use the standard Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C,
> Ctrl-V keystrokes.
>
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