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Date: | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:31:17 -0400 |
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John Doty on Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:31:57 -0600) | |
Subject: | Re: [geda-user] Apollon |
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> What I meant to say is that the rational number solution is > gridless. It has a base unit, but you can have coordinates like > 45634/1299709. Understood, but even a common angle like 60 degrees can't be represented exact ly as a rational fraction. I agree that storing angles as vectors makes sense, but I'm thinking of accumulated error and undo; storing the original angle as an angle might be useful too.
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