Post #2263358

2026-03-23 16:12 UTC

I could use a degree symbol or a bullet for dot-style pin 1 markings. Is there a little filled-in triangle text symbol for that style? Indeed there is (ty @ArchiteuthisFlux@leds.social for quickly finding this as I was stream-of-consciousness figuring this out). Need a line for an SMT LED? Use an underscore or two or a pipe. So I present to you - freedom from bullshit local footprints that differ from libraries just because you needed the polarity or pin 1 marking in a different spot. (6/7)

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@alpenglow@mstdn.social 2026-03-23 16:12

And now I'm like - why the hell don't all built-in libraries do it this way by default because then I wouldn't even need to make my own personal copy of a footprint, just to make the markings text fields, just so I can easily move them!? They've been grandfathered in as graphical objects for decades and it results in a terrible UX. Now you may all tell me how you've already been doing this for years, or how there's this other easy way of getting around the issue. :) (7/7)

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@MisterHW@fosstodon.org 2026-03-23 21:01

@alpenglow@mstdn.social @ArchiteuthisFlux@leds.social I recently put a unicode filled triangle on a board as a marker. The board I received had a friggin `?` in its place. ymmv :D

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@oscherler@tooting.ch 2026-03-25 18:03

@alpenglow@mstdn.social So you mean it’s a text label, like the D1, that’s tied to the footprint but that you can move at will? @ArchiteuthisFlux@leds.social

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