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10/30/07 19:17
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 		 #146390 - EDIF?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
EDIF is a reasonable standard for netlists. So was the old Tango format.

But, as Richard points out, there's no standard for drawing symbols. There's also no standard for libraries (of symbols or of footprints), and each layout package has its own formats.

The people who are working on gEDA have some good ideas about how to proceed with open schematic and layout formats. I like how all of the files (schematics, libraries, layouts) are all plain text. But IMHO it's not ready for prime time, at least when compared to the features of commercial EDA software. Plus it broke when I upgraded my Mac from OS X 10.4 to 10.5 and now it won't rebuild.

-a

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Schematic Software            01/01/70 00:00      
   Eagle ?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Eagle is unquestionalby the WORST available!            01/01/70 00:00      
         http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinycad/            01/01/70 00:00      
   What about ExpressPCB?            01/01/70 00:00      
      You said schematic            01/01/70 00:00      
   Schematic or EDA?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Kicad - Free Open Source EDA            01/01/70 00:00      
      Not JPEG!            01/01/70 00:00      
         ExpressPCB            01/01/70 00:00      
            No! Not JPEG!!            01/01/70 00:00      
               converting            01/01/70 00:00      
         Point taken            01/01/70 00:00      
            The purpose of publishing - the real question...?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Netlists.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Whatever happened to EDIF?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     AFAIK, there is no so-called standard            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Here\\\'s a suggestion ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           OrCAD SDT (or Old DOS Orcad)            01/01/70 00:00      
                              YMMV            01/01/70 00:00      
                     EDIF?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Standardized netlists            01/01/70 00:00      
                        AUTOCAD Symbols            01/01/70 00:00      
   Link to another thread            01/01/70 00:00      
   Nearly any Windows software will work            01/01/70 00:00      
      I think you need a better PDF converter            01/01/70 00:00      
         Open Source PDFCreator            01/01/70 00:00      
      PDF Yes! PDF995 No!            01/01/70 00:00      
         I'll absolutely give it a try ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   ExpressPCB?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Schematics capture or Publishing in www?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Web Publishing            01/01/70 00:00      
      But what does that mean?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Adobe Acrobat            01/01/70 00:00      
      Did you pay for your Acrobat Reader, then...?            01/01/70 00:00      
         a difference            01/01/70 00:00      
            Oh, they do...            01/01/70 00:00      
               like the VISTA security backdoor            01/01/70 00:00      
                  oh, those big corporate vultures            01/01/70 00:00      
                  The way out            01/01/70 00:00      
                     YES, indeed, It doesn't get much better            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Keil et al            01/01/70 00:00      
                           SHOW ME            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Do your own work            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Pot, Kettle...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Ignoring the rest of the drivel, one point            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Color me impressed...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       nobody asked you to be            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Godwin's Law            01/01/70 00:00      
                     It may be good - but not that good            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Spam and Windows            01/01/70 00:00      
                           and            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Exactly            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Linux tools            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Hmm...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Isn't it YAMMV            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Spam            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Yes, that\'s true ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Sad, but true            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Propaganda            01/01/70 00:00      
                     I don\'t know ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               sure, but you DO know it is not malicious            01/01/70 00:00      
                  malicious            01/01/70 00:00      

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