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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Pin hole size
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On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Stefan Salewski <mail AT ssalewski DOT de> wrote:
> Seriously -- I wonder if we really should advice beginners asking how to
> see the pin drill size to study the file formats and even edit files
> with text editors.

I guess it would seem strange for many people, particularly if they've
come from using closed source applications with closed binary formats.
Simple, human readable file formats are, however, one of the great
strengths and advantages of gEDA.  I personally wouldn't hesitate to
show beginners our file formats and how easily they can be analysed
and manipulated with text processing tools - it's a feature of gEDA
that I greatly value.

Stephen Ecob
Silicon On Inspiration
Sydney Australia
www.sioi.com.au