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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:32:38 -0700
From: Dave Curtis <davecurtis AT sonic DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB: why does pin name lettering appear on top &
 bottom copper Gerber output?
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On 09/10/2013 03:17 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
> I meant, it would make a useless extra "layer" in both postscript and
> gerbv that would contain only the pin labels.  The benefit of
> outputting the pin labels is only really a benefit if the pins are
> there too ;-)
OK.... well, so I was thinking that in gerbv the user would simply turn 
on both the pin layer and the pin label layer, and then they are both 
there to see.

For a postscript check plot, the pin and pinlabel can be plotted 
together as a layer group, correct?
>