Re: [Ktechlab-devel] Please document the pins on the D-type flip-flop and Adder

[David S. <da...@bl...>]

On Sunday 15 January 2006 20:25, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> After having spend a few hours playing with ktechlab, a very nice
> piece of software to play with, I have one serious complaint.  The
> component help for some of the digital components are way to short.
> For example, the pins on the D-Type Flip-Flow are not described.  I
> spent a long time before I was able to understand how 'Set' and '>'
> was supposed to be used.  Perhaps instead of
<snip>
Yeah, the documentation is lacking in some areas...

I've recently implemented a tool for editing the documentation directly from 
ktechlab - documentation will be a lot quicker and easier to edit, the end 
result being better documentation.

Also, it means that those who want to help out with the documentation without 
doing any compiling can do so :)

> Are there plans to provide N-bit adders with a bus as input?
Interesting idea (actually...it's two ideas... ;).
- Configurable bit-input for adder
- Bus input (which could be implemented as an option for lots of components 
that have lots of inputs and outputs).
I'll add it to the TODO list.

>
> I got a minor usability issue as well.  When I look for the component
> I need, it would be convenient if the component help section on the
> left of the screen was updated with the documentation for the
> component I select in the list of available components on the right of
> the screen.  As it is now, I have to draw the component to the drawing
> board and select it there to see if it is the one I am looking for.
> If this is implemented it would probably be a good idea to show the
> pinout of the component to make it easier to see if it is the part one
> is looking for.
Well, that makes two people who've explicitly asked for this, so I guess I'll 
have to implement it :)