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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/11/2013 9:57 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> On 04/09/2013 01:01 PM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
>> On 04/09/2013 03:28 AM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote:
>>> Found this in loadMODULE_TEXT:
>>>
>>>     if( layer < FIRST_LAYER )
>>>         layer = FIRST_LAYER;
>>>     else if( layer > LAST_NON_COPPER_LAYER )
>>>         layer = LAST_NON_COPPER_LAYER;
>>>     else if( layer == LAYER_N_BACK )
>>>         layer = SILKSCREEN_N_BACK;
>>>     else if( layer == LAYER_N_FRONT )
>>>         layer = SILKSCREEN_N_FRONT;
>>>
>>> (didn't check if it's the same for the new format)
>>>
>>> Is there a reason for not allowing text on front and back copper?
> 
> 
> Jean-Pierre, Wayne, et. al.
> 
> If I can broaden this topic somewhat, this type of on the fly board
> change (during loading) falls into a general category of "doctoring a
> board during loading".   Let's call it "board doctoring".
> 
> Generally it makes me nervous, even though it may have its place.
> 
> I suggest that we raise the threshold under which we would do board
> doctoring to a higher level of criteria.
> 
> For low value fixes it is best simply to ask the user to hand edit his
> board file.
> 
> 
> Board doctoring makes it harder to:
> 
> a) use hand edited boards to gainfully do an end run around a weak
> user interface and achieve a more full featured board manufacturing.
> 
> b) track down editing bugs, because they can be masked behind board
> doctoring.
> 
> Board doctoring is a practice we should frown upon, and only use
> reluctantly.

Agreed.  I just looked and this did not make it's way into the new file
parser.  My attitude about hand editing a file is if you broke it, you
get to keep both pieces.  The parser should just tell you where in the
file you made your mistake so you can correct it.

> 
> 
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