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[Oliver Walters <oliver.henry.walters@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wayne,

So are you saying that if a text item has a default text size (hard-coded
to 0.060") then this text size will *not* be written to the file? i.e. an
omitted text field size means "use default size"?

Oliver

On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 4:30 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> If you change the default text size, then users schematics will appear
> differently the next time they open their schematics and they will have
> to go back an change them back to .060" which will change their file(s).
>  Will users even notice?  I don't know but if they do, I'll bet they
> wont be happy about it.
>
> On my todo list is a global text size dialog similar the the one in
> Pcbnew for setting schematic object text sizes.  This may be a less
> intrusive way to set schematic texts sizes rather than change the default.
>
> On 9/7/2017 12:12 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> > Currently the default text size in eeschema for labels is 60mils.
> >
> > The official libs and KLC require 50mils. Users can "easily" change the
> > default setting to 50mils but it seems an unnecessary step that could be
> > removed.
> >
> > Would changing the default label size from 60mils to 50mils break
> > anything? For example are label size numbers omitted in a file format if
> > they are default?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Oliver
> >
> >
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