geda:gschem_symbol_creation
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| ===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== | ||
| - | This document describes the creation of component symbols, including style conventions, and hints/tips and things to look out for when drawing symbols for the gEDA/gaf system. | + | This document describes the manual creation of component symbols, |
| + | including style conventions, and hints/tips and things to look out | ||
| + | for when drawing symbols for the gEDA/gaf system. | ||
| + | For automatic symbol creation or conversion from other formats | ||
| + | please see the [[gschem symbol generators]] page. | ||
| ===== Component Symbol Creation ===== | ===== Component Symbol Creation ===== | ||
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| - Enter '0' into the entry field and press **OK**. | - Enter '0' into the entry field and press **OK**. | ||
| - Save the symbol using **File**->**Save** or **File**->**Save As...** | - Save the symbol using **File**->**Save** or **File**->**Save As...** | ||
| - | - Place the symbol in one of the directories specified by the ''component-library'' keyword in the system-gafrc file. Once this is done, the symbol should be visible immediately and can be selected and placed with the **Add**->**Select Component...** menu item. On Debian, placing files in /usr/share/gEDA/sym/local/ works, but require permissions setup. | + | - Place the symbol in one of the directories specified as a symbol library in a suite configuration file (one of the "gafrc" files). For an explanation of how to set up symbol libraries, see the [[geda:gschem_ug:config|gEDA gschem User Guide]]. Once this is done, the symbol should be visible immediately and can be selected and placed with the **Add**->**Select Component...** menu item. On Debian, placing files in /usr/share/gEDA/sym/local/ works, but requires permissions setup. |
| === Note === | === Note === | ||
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| {{:geda:symbol_7400-1.png|:geda:symbol_7400-1.png}} | {{:geda:symbol_7400-1.png|:geda:symbol_7400-1.png}} | ||
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