gEDA-user: random observations

[Andy Peters]

On Jan 4, 2007, at 6:57 AM, DJ Delorie wrote:

>
>> + Step 3 is "From within PCB, enter :ExecuteFile(boardname.cmd) to
>> propagate the pin mames of all footprints to the layout."  It wasn't
>> obvious that you need to choose Window->Command Entry from the main
>> PCB menu.  Also, the colon in front of :ExecuteFile causes the
>> command to fail (the terminal shows a log message, "unknown action
>> `:ExecuteFile").  Removing the colon does the trick.
>
> Pressing ":" is a shortcut for bringing up the Command Entry dialog.

Ah, yeah.  I just found the list of key commands, and there it was.

>> + gsch2pcb handles netnames with \_ \_ delimiters that indicate
>> active-low signals and has no trouble creating a netlist with these
>> characters included.  Importing that netlist into pcb is fine, too.
>> However, if you save the pcb file, close pcb, then re-open the pcb
>> file in pcb, you get a syntax error in the pcb file at the first
>> instance of \_.
>
> IIRC we fixed this one already.

OK, so at some point the stuff in fink will get updated.  It's a  
minor point and easily worked around.

>
>> + Is there any way to have the net name appear on the pads and pins
>> in pcb?
>
> No.

Oh, that's too bad.  It's an amazingly useful feature.  How do I  
submit a feature request?

-a