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[Travis Ayres <trayres@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm interested in creating circuit schematics that integrate with math
packages and output spice netlists. I wouldn't mind a discussion on use
cases and expandability, it would be brilliant. Maybe there is a guiding
'design document' somewhere? Where could we collect use case discussions?
Maybe a wiki/forum format, and then coalesce them into documents?
On Jun 14, 2013 11:30 AM, "Jacob Schmidt" <tiger12506@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Tooltips vs. good documentation is a preference too. And my preference
> is with Brian's. I don't like tooltips popping up unexpectedly covering
> something I'm looking at or referencing. The documentation definitely needs
> updating, last I saw, so I would definitely push for that route. Get it?
> push, route? haha.
>
>
> On 06/14/2013 10:37 AM, Chris Morgan wrote:
>
>
>  On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 3:32 AM, Brian Sidebotham <
> brian.sidebotham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>   On 13 June 2013 15:24, Chris Morgan <chmorgan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>>  I'm thinking it would address everyone's concerns, the two types of
>>> move could be kept and new users could be helped to know the differences
>>> between the two (and taught the hotkey values) so they wouldn't have to
>>> fuss over whether their custom parts had the correct pin modes defined
>>> (input, output etc).
>>>
>>>  I could do a mockup of this particular hint if it would help and also
>>> implement the framework for the feature.
>>>
>>>  Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>  I purely use move, I don't think I've ever seen a use for drag without
>> smart re-routing of wires. Each to their own really. Both options should
>> stay because everyone has a different opinion and use.
>>
>>  As another opinion, I really don't like nag dialogs. We would be better
>> off getting more tutorials, and/or improving the documentation.
>>
>>  The translators have the minimum amount of work to do then too as the
>> documentation is in the manual, and not semi-repeated in a small nag box.
>>
>>  Best Regards, Brian.
>>
>>
>
>  I'm not sure I'd consider them nag dialogs, more of an interactive
> tutorial. Tips based on user actions, shown once with a quick click to
> dismiss them forever so they wouldn't bother experienced users.
>
>  Chris
>
>
>
>
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