Re: [Kicad-developers] Layer for reference and value text

2014-09-14 Thread Carl Poirier
Thanks for the explanation, I see now how it can be useful to change it. I will specify the default in the convention. Regards, Carl On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Lorenzo Marcantonio < l.marcanto...@logossrl.com> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 09:52:53AM -0400, Carl Poirier wrote: > > So

Re: [Kicad-developers] Layer for reference and value text

2014-09-14 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 09:52:53AM -0400, Carl Poirier wrote: > So it now makes sense to add to the library convention that value and > reference must be on silk? It make sense because it's the default; I personally I'd have greater use for reference on fabrication (since the refdes on silk it's m

Re: [Kicad-developers] Layer for reference and value text

2014-09-14 Thread Carl Poirier
So it now makes sense to add to the library convention that value and reference must be on silk? On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 4:55 AM, Brian Sidebotham < brian.sidebot...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 14 September 2014 06:17, Lorenzo Marcantonio > wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:39:33AM -0400, Carl Po

Re: [Kicad-developers] Layer for reference and value text

2014-09-14 Thread Brian Sidebotham
On 14 September 2014 06:17, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote: > On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:39:33AM -0400, Carl Poirier wrote: >> Is there any way to have it not on silkscreen, besides editing the >> .kicad_mod file by hand? > > Committed yesterday; now the text module dialog contains the layer combo like

Re: [Kicad-developers] Layer for reference and value text

2014-09-13 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:39:33AM -0400, Carl Poirier wrote: > Is there any way to have it not on silkscreen, besides editing the > .kicad_mod file by hand? Committed yesterday; now the text module dialog contains the layer combo like for graphics item. Like graphic items, starts by default on s

Re: [Kicad-developers] Layer for reference and value text

2014-09-13 Thread Carl Poirier
Is there any way to have it not on silkscreen, besides editing the .kicad_mod file by hand? On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Lorenzo Marcantonio < l.marcanto...@logossrl.com> wrote: > During coding and after pondering on my finding I realized the > following: > > "There is *nothing* mandating re

[Kicad-developers] Layer for reference and value text

2014-09-12 Thread Lorenzo Marcantonio
During coding and after pondering on my finding I realized the following: "There is *nothing* mandating reference and values to be on silk" They are simply put there by default. So we can just let the user put them on another layer if he wants; I personally would put the master reference on assem