> You jogged my memory.  The other thing that I really objected to about Eagle
> was the lack of a graphical way to view parts before placement (unless I
> missed somthing)  there should be a preview window that shows you what the
> part looks like before you place it. Especialy if the part names are the
> manufacturers part number.

Another thing that should be added to EAGLE is the ability to assign different
board packages already in schematics. Currently, you worry about components
when using them in the schematic, and _another_time_ when starting the
board layout (for example replace through-hole by SMT footprints).

Yet another bad thing is the missing back-annotation. It's difficult to
keep track of layout changes in the schematic and vice-versa. Everything
has to be done manually.