gEDA-user: 2 pcb questions...

[DJ Delorie]

>   One is the apparence of a large X drawn with a thin line near 
>   where I am working.  If I click on it, it goes away only to 
>   reappear again later.

That's the mark; it marks your starting point, origin for relative
coordinates, etc.

>   The other is that pads of several components that are on the
>   same net that I am routing turn orange.  I can usually click
>   away from them and the color goes back to normal.  

That means they're electrically connected but shouldn't be.  The
orange is added when you 'o' optimize rats, and goes away when you
edit things.