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> > Also, depending on external fonts is a bad idea for PCBs because a font change may alter the layout, which is something a layout
> > software should never do.  If you prefer true-type fonts (IIRC, most people who I talked to prefered stroke fonts for PCBs),
> > extending the font format to support filled shapes defined by lines and arcs (true-type fonts don't support proper circles) sounds
> > like a viable solution.
> 
> That and a plugin for editing fonts into lines and arc form sounds far better than risking a font substitution causing a short.

In this case would the characters be drawn with the same drawing primitives as the other graphics?