Mailing list archives : pcb-rnd

ID:5753
From:Robert Neal <in...@inspect.house>
Date:Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:48:21 -0500
Subject:Re: [pcb-rnd] poll on file naming (was: Re: file name policy change
in-reply-to:5740 from rn...@igor2.repo.hu
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On 7/10/2022 11:06 PM, rnd2@igor2.repo.hu wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> so it seems the consensus is that we want different file name ending than
> the usual pcb/sch while I also want to keep it short (at most 3 characters
> after the dot). I've collected all proposals that covered at least board
> and schematics and matched these criteria.
>
> How to vote:
>
> There is only one syntax accepted for voting: list your 3 preferred
> choices, like "C D A". It must be 3 different of the below list, ordered
> by your preference (most preferred first). I will sum votes with weight
> 13, 5, 2.
>
> Please do NOT write comments, explanations, etc, only the 3 letters. Any
> vote not matching the syntax will be ignored. You can vote by replying to
> this thread either to the mailing list or directly to me in private. At
> the end I will publish anonymized results. The voting will be closed
> after 72 hours (3 days) of this mail sent out.
>
> (Fine print: I picked weights to minimize ties, but if there's
> still a tie on top, I will simply choose from them. I picked weigths so
> that frist preference is overrepresented and 2nd and 3rd preference gives
> only slight modification to help breaking ties. So it's basically: write
> your preferred one first, then 2 others you can live with in case your
> preferred one doesn't win.)
>
>
>
> Choices:
>
> A. rcb/rch; symbols could be rym, footprints rfp. So r + second char +
> last char of the original, sort of replacing first char instead of
> inserting one. So basically you type the same thing, just replace first
> char with r. Except for the footprint where we insert r before fp.
>
> B. rpb/rsh; symbols could be rsm, footprints rfp. Same idea, but r + first
> char + last char
>
> C. rp/rs; symbols could be ry, footprints rf. So two chars only, r for
> ringdove, then one for the purpose. If it's non-natural, "unreadable"
> anyway, why not make it also short?
>
> D. bor/sem for board/schematics, sbl/fpt for symbol and footprint (so
> using totally different characters/terms only loosely connected -
> guaranteed it won't match anything you ever used in this context)
>
> E. pbd/sms for Printed (circuit) BoarD and ScheMaticS, sbl/fpt for symbol
> and footprint (first char, a middle char and last char, consistently)
>
> F. rly/rsc; rsy for symbols and rfo for footprints (ly stands for layout)
>
> G. rcb/rsc; rym for symbol, frp for footprint (proposed without
> explanation; sounds a bit incosistent)
>
>
>
> TIA,
>
> Igor2
>
>
 
 

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