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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 10/06/2015 01:44, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
> On 6/9/2015 4:45 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
>> Okay, I see what you're talking about in the video demo. Here's a quick 
>> screenshot for those who want to follow along:
>>
>> http://misc.c4757p.com/video-demo-block.png
>>
>> Simply put, those wires ARE being displayed correctly. The *ends* *are* 
>> dangling. Nothing is connected to them. There is no possible way I could 
>> write a test that detects that a label is on the wire and somehow 
>> decides which end to associate it with, hiding the target.
> 
> This depends on your definition of dangling end.  If you mean there is
> no graphical item connection, then wires shown are dangling.  However,
> if by dangling end you mean no electrical connection (net), then these
> wires are not dangling.  They are connected by net to another
> wire/label/pin combination which yields a valid net.  In this case the
> test code is the same code that generates the net list.  It's fine for
> now and I'm not looking for you to make this change.  I just wanted to
> get you thinking about what connection really means in a schematic.


Very good point, Wayne.

I am also just thinking dangling symbols should show only no graphical
item connection.


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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS