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.char...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > Le 28/02/2015 22:36, Carl Poirier a écrit : > > Hi peeps, > > > > I was looking to change the module text (value and reference) height > > default so that it is in sync with the KiCad Library Convention, but I > > can't seem to figure out what's missing. I changed this define in > > pcbnew/class_board_design_settings.cpp to have 1.0 instead of 1.5: > > > > #define DEFAULT_TEXT_MODULE_SIZE Millimeter2iu( 1.5 ) <-- original > value > > > > But still, when I create a new footprint, the value and ref are 1.5mm > high. > > What am I missing here? > > > > Carl > > Default values used in Footprint creation are now user definable in > ModEdit. > You have to define them in Modedit, Preferences/Settings > (size, layers ...) > > DEFAULT_TEXT_MODULE_SIZE is the default value for a fresh Kicad install > (i.e. without any existing config file) and then replaced by your > personal settings. > > > > -- > Jean-Pierre CHARRAS > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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