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[Carl Poirier <carl.poirier.2@xxxxxxxxx>]

I compiled with the setting adjusted to 1.5mm, uninstalled the previous
KiCad, deleted manually the folder ~/.config/kicad and then installed the
newer version, but I still get 1.5mm as the default when I fire up pcbnew.

On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 1:06 AM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Le 28/02/2015 22:36, Carl Poirier a écrit :
> > Hi peeps,
> >
> > I was looking to change the module text (value and reference) height
> > default so that it is in sync with the KiCad Library Convention, but I
> > can't seem to figure out what's missing. I changed this define in
> > pcbnew/class_board_design_settings.cpp to have 1.0 instead of 1.5:
> >
> > #define DEFAULT_TEXT_MODULE_SIZE    Millimeter2iu( 1.5 )  <-- original
> value
> >
> > But still, when I create a new footprint, the value and ref are 1.5mm
> high.
> > What am I missing here?
> >
> > Carl
>
> Default values used in Footprint creation are now user definable in
> ModEdit.
> You have to define them in Modedit, Preferences/Settings
> (size, layers ...)
>
> DEFAULT_TEXT_MODULE_SIZE is the default value for a fresh Kicad install
> (i.e. without any existing config file) and then replaced by your
> personal settings.
>
>
>
> --
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>
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