Hi,
In the Component Library Editor, right click on the line that forms the rectangle, choose Edit Line Options, and the fill style should be available in that dialog. There are standard foreground and background colours, must admit I don't know whether they can be customised..
HTH,
Jon
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On 29/05/12 14:30, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote:
Hi all,
I've been evaluating alternatives to Protel 99, which still lives on in
some VMs. I've done a few boards in kicad now, and it's looking great.
I'm impressed. (I tried geda too, but it had some serious shortcomings -
particularly the absence of arbitrary fills on non-copper layers, no
auto-loop-removal when drawing traces, and a patch I submitted is
bit-rotting...)
Here are 3 things I miss in the schematic tool, however. Maybe someone
can tell me if I'm overlooking existing features, or if they're on a
roadmap:
1) The ability to assign colors to individual wires (not just green).
This makes a schematic easier to follow, especially if the colors happen
to align with real wire colors in a wiring harness.
2) Filled rectangles in components. Having a background color in a
component's "body" also improves schematic legibility. (Again, this is
especially helpful when making wiring-harness diagrams for technicians
to follow.)
3) Re-annotate / back-annotate. Is this really missing?
Any insights on these features?
- Mike
