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

I meant with the setting adjusted to 1mm.

On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 7:36 PM, Carl Poirier <carl.poirier.2@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 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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