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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

Aaaaaaand... I just proposed the idea that you made in your third 
bullet. I swear I thought I read the whole thing!




On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 01:17:07AM +0200, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> On 28.06.2015 14:25, Simon Richter wrote:
> > 
> > Rather than a static list, I'd like to see a configuration option.
> Hi Simon
> 
> I like the idea of making DP naming configurable, but we have to think
> carefully before implementing it. For instance, where would you store
> these options?
> - in the .kicad_pcb file (in this case, we would need a file format
> change, likely causing incompatibility with the upcoming stable version)
> - in the local Kicad configuration: then, if you open your design on
> another PC with a different configuration, Kicad will not recognize
> your diff pairs (and so, the DRC/P&S will not work as it should...)
> - one more issue: we plan to add high-speed schematic directives,
> which would allow to define DP impedance, length, etc. by placing
> special labels on the schematic. The same mechanism could be used to
> tell pcbnew that one net makes a DP with another net.
> 
> Cheers,
> Tom
> 
> > 
> > Simon
> > 
> > 
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