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> > 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 :-)
> 
> PCB has traditionally avoided using gerber polarities because we've
> seen so many examples of fab houses that get it wrong.
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Someone will make a TrueType font for the simple letters :-)

Gerber is vector format, it must be simple to scale.


Nicklas Karlsson