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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

The EDA_TEXT s-expr formatter and parser will allow for text to rotated
to any angle relative to the parent object so any angle is implied by
the use of it.  When anyone gets around to providing the UI code to
allow the user to edit the text position is a different matter.

On 1/24/2017 7:40 PM, Diogo Condeço wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
> 
> While you're working on the new schematic file format... Would it be
> possible to consider include in that new format a new feature/option to
> allow pin names rotation? I've read the preliminary document and
> couldn't found any reference to it... 
> 
> Ex: So that a vertical pin can have its name in a horizontal position...
> 
> attached file 1 - actual limitation...
> Inline image 1
> 
> 
> attached file 2 - pin 2 text for the same symbol in the horizontal
> position...
> Inline image 2
> 
> 
> Many thanks,
> Diogo 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 8:59 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     This was only a preliminary draft, not final draft which I am still
>     working on.  The legacy canvas is not going to be removed during this
>     dev cycle.  Via stitching is still planned but that could change.  We
>     may have to move the feature freeze back because I still want to get the
>     new schematic file formats released.  Folks, please keep in mind this is
>     not an open discussion so I'm not going to continue to spend a lot of
>     time answering questions that I could spend writing code.
> 
>     Thanks
> 
>     Wayne
> 
>     On 1/22/2017 3:16 PM, Jon Neal wrote:
>     > This is mostly directed at Wayne:
>     >
>     > I read through your FOSDEM slides that you showed on hackaday recently
>     > (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8ng6CtJ1Hh6NU11UTRrbzZBYjg/view
>     <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8ng6CtJ1Hh6NU11UTRrbzZBYjg/view>). It
>     > looks like you included support for via stitching, removal of the
>     legacy
>     > canvas.
>     >
>     > I'm quite surprised at this since neither of those items seem to have
>     > happened and I was expecting a feature freeze soon since you had
>     said V5
>     > would be soon after FOSDEM.
>     >
>     > Care to clarify on the current schedule for the release? It has been a
>     > /long/ time since there has been a new major release and there are a
>     > /lot/ of huge features that have yet to be released. I'm tired of
>     > telling my friends that only use stable about amazing features they
>     > can't use!! :)
>     >
>     > Jon
>     >
>     >
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> 73's
> Diogo Condeço
> CT2IRW