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[Phinitnan Chanasabaeng <crackerizer@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 12/03/2010 12:45 AM, Phinitnan Chanasabaeng wrote:
> > On Sep 23, 2010, at 1:09 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> > > symbol - The graphical and/or electrical representation of a component.
> > > Think everything between DRAW/ENDDRAW in the current file format.
> > >
> >
> > > field - The default and user defined text values that describe a
> > > component such as value, reference designator, footprint, etc.
> > >
> > > component - The combination of default and user defined fields and a
> >
> > > symbol that get imported into a schematic.
> > >
> > > library - One or more components along with some meta-data to describe
> > > the library.
> > >
> >
> > After a long time reading the whole thread,
>
> It only took me 2 minutes.
>

LOL, I mean read the whole conversation.


>
> > I too agree with this scheme.
> >
> > Then, we may create component's files and use some kind database such as
> sqlite to store a group of components(meta data) as libraries.
> > This will let us do all database task such as searching, tagging, etc.
> Editing/copy/paste components in a library will also be easier.
> >
> >
> > Tony
> >
>
>
> In recent weeks there has been a lot of design work done behind the
> scenes on eeschema and the whole concept of what a library even is.
> Everything you know about EESCHEMA has potential to change within the
> next 4 months.  The first reveal of the new design will happen within
> days.  Incremental enhancements, enhancement requests, and wish list
> items, which are based on the current design, are probably wasted time.
>
> Feedback is best offered between the time when the new proposed design
> is revealed and when coding starts, circa 2 weeks.
>
>
Nice to hear all the work. I'm about to propose a re-organization of library
file structure and naming scheme on components & packages. But I'll step
back & wait to see a new library structure spec. :)


> Thanks,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
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