[Xcircuit-dev] Backspace problem

[R. T. E. <ti...@st...>]

Dear Ken,
   You might want to play around with the default bindings defined in
"keybindings.c"---lines 527 and 529 are

   add_binding(XK_Delete, XCF_Text_Delete);
and
   add_binding(XK_BackSpace, XCF_Text_Delete); /* Changed from XCF_Text_Left */

respectively, in version 2.5.4.  The comment at the end of the second
one was the way it was in version 2.5.3.  It is possible that this,
combined with some "xmodmap" settings in your home directory or system
login defaults, are remapping the "delete" key to match "backspace", and
in so doing, lose the "text delete" function because the XK_Delete
keysym no longer maps to any keyboard key.  Remapping the backspace
key caused so many complaints that I repented after only a few minor
versions with the change.  "XCF_Text_Left" is mapped to the left-arrow
key, anyway.

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As for the PCB output:  The first library page symbols were designed for
use in VLSI layouts, not PCB layouts.  So the "c.1" and "c.2" names of
the pins is not appropriate for PCB use.  Either use the capacitor symbols
with values on the "analoglib2" library page, or else edit the "capacitor"
library part and change "c.1" to "1" and "c.2" to "2", making them valid
pin numbers for PCB use.  Technically, this is PCB's problem, as it should
accept non-numerical pin names.  It may be the "." that it dislikes,
though;  I haven't checked to find out.  Pin numbers don't make much
sense for discrete components, unless they're in a can or SIP or some
other package for which pin numbering is meaningful.  Either way, the
advice above will solve your problem without writing ugly "sed" scripts.

						Regards,
						Tim