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

Fair enough, if anyone expresses a strong desire for the feature after v5
then we can revisit otherwise that's fine.

Cheers

On 19 Oct 2017 02:58, "Wayne Stambaugh" <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Oliver,
>
> I'm not sure we need a special pin for connectors.  I'm no opposed to it
> but will the vast majority of users want a standardized connector type
> pin?  In any event, there is a freeze on the schematic and symbol
> library file formats until the new file formats are written (hopefully I
> will be able to start on that after the v5 release) so this would have
> to be added as part of the new file format if we decide that this is
> something we want.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wayne
>
> On 10/18/2017 10:06 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> > As part of standardising the visual style of connectors, the standard
> > KiCad libraries now draw connectors with special art on each pin.
> >
> > I have made a small patch which adds a 'Connector' pin visual style to
> > the available options, which removes the need for hand-drawn art and
> > makes this process easier.
> >
> > gallery:
> >
> > https://imgur.com/a/HIecX
> >
> > Patch file attached. Is this something that will be appreciated?
> >
> > Oliver
> >
> >
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