eelik
October 8, 2021, 6:04pm
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Because this seems to be the most important thing ever to decide for the future of KiCad, here’s a poll. See for example How to add crossover or hop over at wire junction? and Junction Dots and hop-overs. Comparison of programs .
KiCad should support hop-overs in schematics (optionally)
KiCad shouldn’t support hop-overs
I don’t care
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BobZ
October 8, 2021, 11:43pm
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But you do not have a survey survey to see who wants a pie chart and who wants a bar chart and who does not care? Pie tastes better!
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jmk
October 9, 2021, 2:43am
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Are you absolutely certain about this?
Maybe we need another poll to decide the importance of this decision?
Finally, no one seems to be interested in duck-unders: maybe another poll?
BobZ
October 9, 2021, 2:48am
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jmk:
duck-unders
If we do that then we will also need to discuss goose-unders. But I do not remember ever having a goose fly under me.
I think that our good friend eelik is not being completely serious here. No, no, no! Cannot accept that!
Ahhh, all poultry answers. Or polltry answers?
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I’ve had both ducks and geese fly under me. But then, I’m a pilot.
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Any votes for clover leafs or roundabouts?
BobZ
October 9, 2021, 5:13am
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I have eaten clover leaves. Better leave them for the cows and rabbits.
jmk
October 9, 2021, 6:07am
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Clover leafs are not a bad idea.
Three leaf for junctions and four for crossover? That would kill off both the debate over dots AND hops.
Of course we would need both smooth and frilly edge types, and a variety of colours would help with the artistic impact.
Roundabouts would make a nice common earth especially if they came in rainbow colours and revolved.
BobZ
October 10, 2021, 2:05am
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I like the idea of roundabouts with many entries and no exits.
While we are at it, we should give equal opportunities to trains and trams. Why should buses get all the use?
ZASto
October 10, 2021, 5:56am
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One schematic with dots and hops
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jmk
October 10, 2021, 6:14am
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Oh goodie!
I spy a four leaf clover in that quagmire.
jmk
October 10, 2021, 6:16am
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Turntables… Push and shove turntables.
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ML9104
October 10, 2021, 10:05pm
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This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read. But somehow, I think there are more essential problems to solve than being able to make 1950s-style schematics.
chris9
October 11, 2021, 6:45am
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Maybe we should allow graphics for junction dots. Then we could have “ ” for our silly junction dots.
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eelik
October 11, 2021, 7:45pm
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would be more descriptive.
And for hop overs then?
Do we need for BGA breakouts?
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Piotr
October 12, 2021, 9:21am
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Here is the book that started my adventure with electronics:
https://www.sp5wwl.pl/A/Czesław%20Klimczewski%20-%20ABC%20radioamatora.PDF
This scan is the 1964 edition, but I had the 1953 edition.
See about 10 last pages. Schematics use current dot style. I was never used to hop-overs.