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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...>]

Lorenzo wrote:
> --- In kicad-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...> wrote:
>
>
> > So now we've reach that common point where we have about 7 emails 
> > detailing a feature for which we have no firm volunteers. Funny thing 
> > is, when the volunteer steps up, he will probably have forgotten what 
> > the discussion was all about and end up coding it the way he or she 
> > wants anyway.
>
> Changing all the units in pcbnew to nanometres (ok, 100 of nanometres) is not a trivial thing to do. Another question:
>
> What about the file formats? everything should be updated and it would be a major incompatibility!

No, let's stay focused here. This discussion was about remembering the 
current grid setting in the board file. The grid setting is independent 
of the units used within a board to record locations. It simply defines 
where the snap destination is, how we remember this in the board file 
has wide flexibility of choice.


Dick