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Cannot get pad names to display in package editor

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I'm having a problem with a copy of EAGLE V4.16 that I've used for the last

couple of years without problems.

 

In the last few days I've found that I can't get the pad names to display on

packages in the library editor! Both the SET PAD_NAMES ON command or the

Options -> Set->Misc->Display Pad Names menu pick check box have no effect.

If I transfer the library to another system in our office the pad names

display correctly, so I reckon it can't be the data in the library file

itself. Re-installing the EAGLE package doesn't help.

 

Is there a hidden layer I need to turn on, an .epf file or an registry entry

that's got corrupted somewhere?

 

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

 

Malcolm Sharp

 

 

 

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  • Klaus,

     

     

    Your screen shot isn't what I am seeing. See enclosed screen dump. This is

    of three smd pads with SET PALETTE WHITE and SET PAD_NAMES_ON. The pad names

    are P$1, P$2 and P$3 as you would expect, but you can't see them. Before the

    screen shot was taken I renamed the top pad to a long name so you can see

    that it is actually dispayed under the pad. Weird. EAGLE 4.16 behaves the

    same way on both systems here at the office.

     

    I hope this helps explain and help diagnose the problem.

     

    Malcolm

     

     

     

     

     

    "Klaus Schmidinger" <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

    news:go8bpb$hda$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    On 02/26/09 12:57, Malcolm Sharp wrote:

    Problem solved!

     

    The problem is with the use of background colours and the order in which

    colours written to the screen.

     

    If you issue SET PALETTE WHITE in the package editor (which I like to do)

    then the pad names are written in grey first and then the pad or smd is

    written on TOP of the name. If the name is smaller than the pad then you

    don't see it! That was the problem. You can check this if you change the

    name of the pad to make it bigger than the smd pad as you can see the

    large

    name extending out from under the smd pad.

     

    The behaviour when you SET PALETTE BLACK or SET PALETTE COLORED is

    different. The smd pad is displayed first and then the pad name is

    written

    in grey over the top.

     

    So the workaround is don't develop packages using SET PALETTE WHITE mode

    if

    you want to see the pad names.

     

    The solution is when you SET PAD_NAMES ON the pad name should always be

    written on top of the pad or smd irrespective of the PALETTE employed.

    Hopefully this is the case with later versions of EAGLE.

     

    The attached screenshot shows what I see here with white background

    and SET PAD_NAMES ON. The names are visible.

     

    Can you post a screenshot of what you are seeing?

     

    Klaus Schmidinger

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    _______________________________________________________________

     

    Klaus Schmidinger                       Phone: +49-8635-6989-10

    CadSoft Computer GmbH                   Fax:   +49-8635-6989-40

    Hofmark 2                               Email:   kls@cadsoft.de

    D-84568 Pleiskirchen, Germany           URL:     www.cadsoft.de

    _______________________________________________________________

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • Klaus,

     

     

    Your screen shot isn't what I am seeing. See enclosed screen dump. This is

    of three smd pads with SET PALETTE WHITE and SET PAD_NAMES_ON. The pad names

    are P$1, P$2 and P$3 as you would expect, but you can't see them. Before the

    screen shot was taken I renamed the top pad to a long name so you can see

    that it is actually dispayed under the pad. Weird. EAGLE 4.16 behaves the

    same way on both systems here at the office.

     

    I hope this helps explain and help diagnose the problem.

     

    Malcolm

     

     

     

     

     

    "Klaus Schmidinger" <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

    news:go8bpb$hda$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    On 02/26/09 12:57, Malcolm Sharp wrote:

    Problem solved!

     

    The problem is with the use of background colours and the order in which

    colours written to the screen.

     

    If you issue SET PALETTE WHITE in the package editor (which I like to do)

    then the pad names are written in grey first and then the pad or smd is

    written on TOP of the name. If the name is smaller than the pad then you

    don't see it! That was the problem. You can check this if you change the

    name of the pad to make it bigger than the smd pad as you can see the

    large

    name extending out from under the smd pad.

     

    The behaviour when you SET PALETTE BLACK or SET PALETTE COLORED is

    different. The smd pad is displayed first and then the pad name is

    written

    in grey over the top.

     

    So the workaround is don't develop packages using SET PALETTE WHITE mode

    if

    you want to see the pad names.

     

    The solution is when you SET PAD_NAMES ON the pad name should always be

    written on top of the pad or smd irrespective of the PALETTE employed.

    Hopefully this is the case with later versions of EAGLE.

     

    The attached screenshot shows what I see here with white background

    and SET PAD_NAMES ON. The names are visible.

     

    Can you post a screenshot of what you are seeing?

     

    Klaus Schmidinger

    --

    _______________________________________________________________

     

    Klaus Schmidinger                       Phone: +49-8635-6989-10

    CadSoft Computer GmbH                   Fax:   +49-8635-6989-40

    Hofmark 2                               Email:   kls@cadsoft.de

    D-84568 Pleiskirchen, Germany           URL:     www.cadsoft.de

    _______________________________________________________________

     

     

     

     

     

     

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