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From:	Kai-Martin Knaak <knaak AT iqo DOT uni-hannover DOT de>
Subject:	Re: [geda-user] adding arbitrary text capability to footprint creation
Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:29:48 +0200
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Britton Kerin wrote:

> I've had some costly time-wasting communication failures with board
> houses that could probably be avoided with notes on the silk.
> 
> I use Pcb_9.pm to make non-standard footprints.  I'd like to be able to
> add arbitrary bits of silkscreen text to footprints, besides the refdes.

This would require a change in the footprint format. I'd wholeheartedly 
welcome such a change. Would it be possible to do this with attributes, so 
older versions of pcb won't barf?
 
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