Should I use something else (like gEDA or Kicad)?
Yes.
If you want to give gEDA a try you could go through one
of the tutorials and then take a look at my drawdio example
http://wiblocks.luciani.org/remix/index.html
It is a remix of the drawdio circuit done with open source tools. The circuit
has an PNP, NPN, and 555 symbols plus resistors and capacitors. You
could use that as a starting template and go from there.
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