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On Tue, 19 Apr 2016, Gene Heskett (gheskett AT shentel DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:

> On Tuesday 19 April 2016 03:26:24 gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm still doing cleanup cycles (next release is on its way), but I
>> already see the end of the tunnel. After finishing the cleanups, I
>> have the choice to implement new features in pcb-rnd or to switch to
>> cschem.
>>
>> I decided to start a rollling, non-one-time vote about the new
>> features. I especially try to focus on which features would make users
>> to invest time in testing/using/supporting pcb-rnd on the long run (as
>> I don't have high/direct demand on these features as an user so I
>> wouldn't implement them for my own amusement). I wrote a crude CGI
>> that can collect and store the votes:
>>
>> http://igor2.repo.hu/cgi-bin/pcb-rnd-poll.cgi
>
> I couldn't vote, the captcha contained at least one character my US
> English keyboard (and English only speaking user) cannot type. Kanji?
>
> please use all ascii characters.

All characters are ASCII; they are hexadecimal digit: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
7, 8, 9, a, b, c, d, e, f

If the captcha seems hard to read, please refresh to get a different one.

>
>> If you are a PCB user, please take a few minutes to visit the page and
>> if you like any of the features, please make your vote (it takes only
>> an email address to do so).
>
> I used pcb for my last little 1x2" circuit, and found it wanting lots of
> things, like connections at the end of a trace that were supposed to
> connect to a solder pad for an external wire, missed connecting by 2 or

In pcb-world that's adding a single-pin element.

> 3 thou when made into gcode to mechanically engrave the circuit. Eiother

I'd love to fix gcode bugs, but I don't have any gcode-device. If you'd 
sign up for testing gcode fixes in pcb-rnd I can look for a free 
gcode-viewer and add the item on the list.

In the meantime I think someone is also working on gcode fixes in the 
mainline.

> I wasn't looking in the right pace, or the available solder pads were
> too small, so that when the thru-hole was drilled big enough for a 24
> gauge wire, the whole pad was removed by the drill.  Out in the real
> world, we do use wire bigger than 30 ga kynar wrapping wire for external
> connections.

You can increase the ring size ('s' on the gtk HID).

Regards,

Igor2

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