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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:47:13 +0100
From: Matt Rhys-Roberts <matt DOT rhys-roberts AT envinsci DOT co DOT uk>
Organization: Envin Scientific Ltd.
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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 13/09/13 04:34, Stephen Ecob wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Peter Clifton <pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk 
> <mailto:pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk>> wrote:
>
>     On Tue, 2013-09-10 at 12:28 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
>     > > AFAIK this is a feature, not a bug.
>     >
>     > I think it's more of a bug
>
>     Definately a bug IMO.
>
>
> I hope that we can retain the ability to print out pin names somehow, 
> the ability to do so may have been introduced as a bug but it can be 
> useful :)

Agreed, if this function/phenomenon is already useful, I vote for just 
making it optional ;)

And I didn't know a Makefile could produce more reliable Gerbers, as 
mentioned a couple of replies ago. Is there something inherently 
unreliable about producing Gerbers straight from the GUI?

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/09/13 04:34, Stephen Ecob wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Peter Clifton <span
          dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk" target="_blank">pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk</a>&gt;</span>
        wrote:<br>
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              <div class="im">On Tue, 2013-09-10 at 12:28 -0400, DJ
                Delorie wrote:<br>
                &gt; &gt; AFAIK this is a feature, not a bug.<br>
                &gt;<br>
                &gt; I think it's more of a bug<br>
                <br>
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              Definately a bug IMO.</blockquote>
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            <div>I hope that we can retain the ability to print out pin
              names somehow, the ability to do so may have been
              introduced as a bug but it can be useful :) <br>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
    Agreed, if this function/phenomenon is already useful, I vote for
    just making it optional ;)<br>
    <br>
    And I didn't know a Makefile could produce more reliable Gerbers, as
    mentioned a couple of replies ago. Is there something inherently
    unreliable about producing Gerbers straight from the GUI?<br>
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