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geda:gschem_ug:config [2011/12/23 19:49]
peterb [Symbol libraries]
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 +| << [[exporting|Exporting images]] ​ |  **[[geda:​gschem_ug|gEDA gschem User Guide]]** ​ |  [[command_line|Command-line arguments]] >> |
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 +===== Configuring gschem =====
 +
 +gschem loads a series of //​configuration files// at start-up, if they exist:
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 +  - The suite'​s system configuration file, called ''​$PREFIX/​share/​gEDA/​system-gafrc''​
 +  - The suite'​s user configuration file, called ''​$HOME/​.gEDA/​gafrc''​
 +  - A ''​gafrc''​ in the current working directory.
 +  - gschem'​s system configuration file, called ''​$PREFIX/​share/​gEDA/​system-gschemrc''​
 +  - gschem'​s user configuration file, called ''​$HOME/​.gEDA/​gschemrc''​
 +  - A ''​gschemrc''​ in the current working directory.
 +
 +''​$PREFIX''​ denotes the base installation directory for gschem (''/​usr''​ on most systems), and ''​$HOME''​ denotes your home directory.
 +
 +These files are scripts written in Scheme, and they are executed using a Scheme interpreter. ​ This means that you can use the configuration files as a way of customising and extending gschem (see also [[extensions|Extending gschem]]).
 +
 +<​note>​There are a very large number of options that affect the way gschem works, and only the most commonly-used are listed here. For a full list, see the ''​system-gschemrc''​ installed with gEDA.</​note>​
 +
 +==== Setting colors ====
 +
 +gschem uses three different color maps.  These are:
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 +  - //Display color map// โ€” this is the normal color map used for displaying schematics in gschem.
 +  - //Display outline color map// โ€” this color map is used for objects that are being modified (e.g. during movement or during placement of objects pasted from the clipboard).
 +  - //Print color map// โ€” used during export to PostScript.
 +
 +gschem is distributed with some full [[viewing_schematics#​color_maps|color maps]], which are supplied as Scheme scripts. ​ They can be loaded with ''​load'';​ for example, to load the default dark background color map, add the following to a configuration file:
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 +<​code>​(load (build-path geda-rc-path "​gschem-colormap-darkbg"​))</​code>​
 +
 +You can also set individual colors using the ''​display-color-map'',​ ''​display-outline-color-map''​ and ''​print-color-map''​ functions. ​ For example, to set the display color for nets to a light blue, you could add the following to a configuration file:
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 +<​code>​(display-color-map '((net "#​00ffff"​)))</​code>​
 +
 +Color settings should be placed in a gschem configuration file.
 +==== Key bindings ====
 +
 +A gschem [[editing_actions|editing action]] can be bound to a keystroke or a sequence of keystrokes (a //key sequence//​). ​ The ''​global-set-key''​ function is used to modify keybindings.
 +
 +Each keystroke is defined using a string consisting of a non-modifier key name, prefixed by zero or more modifiers surrounded by angle brackets ("''<''"​ and "''>''"​). The supported modifiers are ''<​Control>'',​ ''<​Shift>'',​ ''<​Alt>'',​ ''<​Super>'',​ ''<​Hyper>''​ and ''<​Meta>''​ (these are not available on all keyboards).
 +
 +<note important>​Although key bindings will be displayed in gschem using internationalised key names, you must use the English names in the configuration files.</​note>​
 +
 +A key sequence is a string containing two or more keystrokes separated by spaces.
 +
 +Some examples:
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 +  * To bind the "New Window"​ command to a typed <​key>​f</​key>​ followed by an <​key>​n</​key>:​ <​code>​(global-set-key "F N" '​file-new-window)</​code>​
 +  * To run the "​Deselect All" command when the <​key>​Ctrl</​key>​ and <​key>​Shift</​key>​ keys are held down and an <​key>​a</​key>​ is typed: <​code>​(global-set-key "<​Control><​Shift>​A"​ '​edit-deselect)</​code>​
 +  * To display the "Snap Size" dialog box when <​key>​o</​key>​ is typed, followed by <​key>​s</​key>​ typed with the <​key>​Shift</​key>​ key held down: <​code>​(global-set-key "O <​Shift>​S"​ '​options-snapsize)</​code>​
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 +Key settings should be placed in a gschem configuration file.
 +
 +==== Symbol and source libraries ====
 +
 +The ''​component-library''​ function is used to add symbol libraries to the [[components|"​Select Component..."​ window]]. ​ A symbol library is a directory that contains symbol ("''​.sym''"​) files. ​ To add a directory as a symbol library, add the following to your configuration file:
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 +<​code>​(component-library "/​path/​to/​mysymbols"​)</​code>​
 +
 +You can optionally set a different name for the library as an additional argument to ''​component-library'':​
 +
 +<​code>​(component-library "/​path/​to/​mysymbols"​ "My Symbols"​)</​code>​
 +
 +To add all subdirectories of a particular directory as symbol libraries, use ''​component-library-search'':​
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 +<​code>​(component-library-search "/​path/​to/​mysymbollibs/"​)</​code>​
 +
 +This will (recursively) look for directories that contain symbols below the specified path, and add them to the "​Select Component..."​ window.
 +
 +To add a directory to be searched for [[hierarchy|subcircuit schematics]],​ use the ''​source-library''​ function. ​ This is similar to the ''​component-library''​ function, except that it does //not// accept an optional name argument.
 +
 +Library settings should be placed in a gEDA/gaf suite configuration file, so that the symbol libraries are available to other gEDA tools (especially [[geda:​gnetlist_ug|gnetlist]]).
  
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