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[Oliver Walters <oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the clarification :)

On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 9:06 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On 5/8/2017 7:01 PM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> > You're not missing anything, the forum post is a complete waste of time.
> >
> > However, I'm simply wondering if an "alternative symbol without
> > duplicating component" is on the roadmap for .sweet.
>
> There will be alternative body style similar support to the demorgan.
> There will not be any artificial limit on the number of alternate body
> styles (which currently is 1).  To be honest, I'm not a big fan of
> alternate body styles.  I just make a new symbol.  It's easier and much
> cleaner than alternate body styles.
>
> >
> > On 9 May 2017 08:47, "Wayne Stambaugh" <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 5/8/2017 6:22 PM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> >     > Hi all,
> >     >
> >     > This is probably best addressed to Wayne, or anyone else who is
> keenly
> >     > interested in the new .sweet format.
> >     >
> >     > Currently there is a very heated thread on the forums regarding
> >     > different resistor representations (people have too much time on
> their
> >     > hands)
> >     > -
> >     https://forum.kicad.info/t/alternate-resistor-symbol-
> kicad-evaluation-for-company-use/6310/62
> >     <https://forum.kicad.info/t/alternate-resistor-symbol-
> kicad-evaluation-for-company-use/6310/62>
> >
> >     I will refrain from such unnecessary discussions due to lack of time.
> >     There is absolutely nothing preventing users from using what ever
> >     resistor symbol they want.  I don't understand the issue.  Just
> create a
> >     new resistor symbol and give it a different name than 'R'.  Whether
> you
> >     put it in a new library or an existing library seems really doesn't
> >     matter.  Am I missing something else here?
> >
> >     >
> >     > In the upcoming .sweet format is there to be any concept of
> multiple
> >     > representstions for schematic symbols? The obvious example is the
> >     > resistor symbol.
> >     >
> >     > Regards,
> >     > Oliver
> >     >
> >     >
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