Drawing circuit diagrams

[Chris G]

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:51:32AM +0000, Chris G wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 09:23:06AM +0000, sam tygier wrote:
> > On 21/12/10 15:28, Chris G wrote:
> > > I want to put some simple circuit diagrams on web pages (or at least
> > > accessible from web pages) so I'm looking for a drawing program that is
> > > either easy to add circuit symbols to or has them already.
> > >
> > > I was going to use dia but whenever I try to actually use it I don't
> > > find it's as easy as it should be, I've Google'd a bit and found
> > > xcircuit which is quite a nice program but the mouse/keyboard usage is
> > > so non-standard it would take me ages to get used to it.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any alternative suggestions or ideas?
> > >
> > 
> >   you could also look at
> > http://fritzing.org/welcome/
> > 
> I *almost* used an Arduino board for the project that I want to draw
> circuits for so that might well be in the right sort of area, thanks.
> 
However it seems to have the same problem (for me) that many of the
other systems have, it's a circuit design tool rather than a drawing
tool.  So, as far as I can see, it has no means of connecting things up
on the circuit diagram drawing part of it, it assumes that you will lay
out a breadboard or PCB and then simply use the circuit diagram part to
check that you have connected things right.

I want to start with (and finish with!) a circuit diagram only.

-- 
Chris Green