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From: John Griessen <john AT ecosensory DOT com>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] The nature of gEDA layers
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:58:51 -0600
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On 01/27/2016 10:38 AM, Stephan Böttcher wrote:
>> There is no via layer,
> Yes there is, in my proposeal.
>
>> >a via is a composite of objects on different layers.
> That is true.  Including the layer that tells what is conductively
> connected.

This needed a new subject line.

How about my proposal of the previous email, "layers correspond and represent physical planar layers,
and outline is a special mask layer that acts on physical layers.  Via could also be in the mask layer
category -- mask layers "act on" physical definition layers...

I'd like to call them that way --
mask layers
physical definition layers

John Griessen