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[Sergey Borshch <sb-sf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11.03.2016 00:59, Jon Neal wrote:
> Hi,

> What I would like to request is that we remove the bit of code that
> omits text size and thickness if they are default. This increases file
> size by about 40ish chars/bytes. I think it is reasonable to still omit
> bold, italic, justification, and whether the text is hidden or not.
I propose to add lines with default to this component values to begin of 
file. After that You can remove thickness, layer etc. from most of 
graphic items and even reduce file size without breaking compatibility 
with old footprints (you still can use hard-coded defaults if didn't 
find default value in file).



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   Sergey A. Borshch            mailto: sb-sf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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