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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...>]

Lorenzo wrote:
> --- In kicad-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...> wrote:
>
> > Then we need something more stable. I'd switch over to a 0 based index 
> > into the list of grid sizes, but maybe treat user size as special, 
> > assigning it -1, just so it does not get moved in the future if more 
> > sizes are added.
>
> What about the 'obvious' solution, i.e. just saving the grid size in decimils like all the other things in pcbnew?
>
> Something like:
>
> GridSize 1000 1000
>
> for a 100mil grid...
>
> A lookup on the dozen or so predefined values is not so heavy (and anyway is only done on load)

This is obvious, and quite agreeable. I'd like to have a grid offset in 
there too. See next posting.

Dick