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Date:	Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:24:57 -0800
From:	Andrew Poelstra <asp11 AT sfu DOT ca>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] PCB unable to set grid increment finer than 0.0254mm
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On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 06:47:25PM +0000, Chris Smith wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm having a problem with PCB (compiled from git head) using GTK.  In
> the Increments preferences panel it won't allow me to set a grid or size
> increment finer than 0.0254mm.  I notice the same thing for the
> line/clear increments, but here the limit is 0.0127mm.
> 
> Does anyone know if there is a reason for these limits, and how I can
> change them?
>

There is no reason -- IIRC, those limits were already there when I
changed the code to use the new "XXX mm" spin-boxes. You can change
them from the source...

BUT, the 'increments' panel does not do anything. This is a longstanding
bug, which has gone unfixed because nobody has taken the time to decide
what to do for default values (and limits), now that we have a plethora
of different units to choose from.

See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pcb/+bug/699464


There is a way to change the increment values through the command prompt
(accessible by pressing ':') but I cannot recall what it is off the top
of my head.


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Andrew Poelstra
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