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

I'm talking about the footprint editor. When I delete the config file, the
settings are reset to 1.5mm. We need 1mm.



On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 7:01 AM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Le 02/03/2015 02:59, Carl Poirier a écrit :
> > 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:
> >>
>
> Are you talking about the board editor or the footprint editor ?
> * the footprint editor has the default settings set by the user
> (Preferences/Settings) saved in its config file.
> * the board editor has some default settings (namely these settings)
> saved in the kicad_pcb file (they are often depending on the board
> currently designed).
>
> They are different, because now the footprint editor can be run outside
> pcbnew (from the Kicad manager) and saving the footprint editor default
> settings in a board file has no sense, and I am thinking they are not
> always related to the board or the project currently in use.
>
> --
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>