Re: gEDA: Gnucap - looking for development help

[Dan McMahill <dan-at-NOSPAMmcmahill_dot_net>]

José Roberto B. de A. Monteiro wrote:
> Hello Al,
> 
> I am working in an user interface for gnucap. Nowadays it is pre-alpha test...
> A screenshot of this interface is attached. I am working to make it better
> and more intuitive. My aim is to provide an easy GNU simulation system for
> undergraduate students.
> 
> The program reads a schematic from gschem, simulate it, according to a
> desired mode (AC, DC, TRAN, etc.) and plots results using gnuplot. I hope to
> put it as soon as possible in an repository like savanna. Did you said an OO
> interpreted language? It is written all in Guile.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Betoes

neato.

You know what I'd love to see?  Some sort of inter-process communication 
where you could run a simulation and do things like click on a net in 
the schematic for plotting a result or backannotate dc operating points 
to the schematic.  If you're doing transistor level design, the ability 
to with one click have transconductances, currents, and voltages all 
annotated to the schematics is really useful.

With some up front design work, you could probably use such a facility 
for cross probeing a layout where you could select a component in either 
schematic or layout and zoom to it in the other.  Again, a very useful 
feature.

-Dan