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Re: Proposal to update eeSchema annotation?

 

On 2/22/20 10:40 AM, Jeff Young wrote:
> “Real” sheet numbering would be nice (ie: instead of page number times
> X, have a way to prefix by sheet start ref, and have a way to define
> that in the sheet).

Real sheet numbering is coming in the new schematic file format.

> 
>> On 22 Feb 2020, at 14:47, Brian Piccioni <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> Now that Geographic Reannotation is a WIP I was thinking it might make
>> sense to update eeSchema's Annotate dialog.
>>
>> I propose the following:
>>
>> *Change to dialog:*
>>
>> **Add to Scope:             Selection
>>
>> Add to Numbering:    Add/Remove prefixes (allows conformance to ASME
>> Y14.44 and IEEE 315)
>>                                       Replace "page number times 100,
>> 1000" with "page number times X"
>>
>> Add optional push to PCB
>>
>> Place Advanced options on a tab.
>>
>> *General:
>> *Incorporate undo
>> Perform a "sanity check" on new annotation to check for redundant
>> references before committing it.   
>>
>> *Other:
>> *Additional suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Compared to Geographic Reannotation this should be straightforward. I
>> do not see any need to modify PCBNew code.
>>
>> Also I have a better understanding of the code and process and should
>> require less hand holding.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Brian
>>
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