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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 11:18:11PM +0300, Sergey Borshch wrote:
> On 02.08.2016 16:14, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> >So far here is the list of new file format features I am planning to
> >implement:
> >
> >- Pin and gate swapping and mapping (defined).
> >- Differential pair definition (undefined).
> >- Net class definitions. (undefined other than what we have in the board
> >file format)
> >- Font definition for text objects (defined).
> >- Custom colors for all drawing objects (undefined but trivial).
> >- Embedded and linked symbols (undefined but I've already have a
> >definition in mind).
> >- Custom properties for objects (defined, same as board file format).
> >- Support for more than 2 body styles (defined).
> >- Symbol types: normal, power, virtual (in BOM not in netlist), and
> >net-tie (defined except for additional net-tie requirements).
> >- Per file symbol library design (defined like the pretty footprint
> >libraries).
> >- Custom pads (undefined).
> 
> My proposal:
> 
> + per-unit refdes and value location

This would be nice.

> + alignment and orientation attributes of every text label, including pin
> number and pin name.

This would also be nice, and has been requested recently.

> + drawing lines attributes: type (solid/dashed/dotted), thickness, colour.

The original new-format doc specified type; I already suggested adding
color. Thickness could be good.

> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
>    Sergey A. Borshch            mailto: sb-sf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      SB ELDI ltd. Riga, Latvia
> 
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