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[Karl Schmidt <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dick Hollenbeck wrote:

> My opinions, for a program like EESCHEMA in general:
>
> A) I don't find alias support to be particularly valuable, especially in
> the presence of good library browsing capability. 

I agree - but SPICE-heads might still want this?


> B) EESCHEMA's library browser needs to be strong.

For the record, I spend more time making/tweaking lib parts and modules than any other task while 
creating a PCB. I imagine some libraries that specialize in symbols, others for parts and still 
other for spice.


> C) Copying is not sharing.  

Thus an edit of a part within eeschema/edit_component needs three options - this part only, this 
schematic only, and update the lib?

What if a part field can be of two types - a file pointer for doc files or just text?  A file 
pointer could start with some special character or a button?

(is the Datasheet field connected to anything at all right now? )





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