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Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 23:29:11 +0100
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DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> writes:

>> How do you export TrueType to a Gerber file?
>
> As polygons, like we do for other things, 

Ok, 

> assuming the latest gerber spec doesn't have support for it already.

I read the latest gerber spec, there is no text support.

There is strong wording in the spec that requests to use real holes in
polygons, instead of all those workarounds.

PCB does not yet draw negative polarity in gerbers, does it?  TrueTupe
polygons do not fit into this kind of conservatism :-)

The user/boardhouse/DRC may not like TrueType fonts on copper layers.  I
is nice if it is possible, but I see a need for those simple letters as
we have now, too.

-- 
Stephan