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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Scope of the hires flag in PCB file format?
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   message dated "Sat, 03 Feb 2018 23:07:12 +0100."
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Josef:
> On Sat, Feb 03, 2018 at 09:28:13PM +0100, karl AT aspodata DOT se wrote:
...
> > > Thanks for the clarification! Maybe the paragraph could state this more
> > > precisely with an example?
> > 
> > Yes, plese give us a new phrasing.
> 
> OK, I give it a try. Hope, my bad english won't make it worse =:-()
> 
>   A special note about units: [ ... ] Note that when multiple variants are listed, the
>   most recent (and most preferred) format is the first listed.
>   
>   The square bracket syntax specifies only the enclosed values as high
>   resolution. Whenever child elements need high resolution, they have to use
>   square brackets on their own, as in this example:
>   
>    Symbol['!' 12]                       # 12 is a high resolution value
>    (  # <--- this pair is only for grouping and can never be a square
>            SymbolLine[0 4500 0 5000 8]  # high resolution
>            SymbolLine(0   10 0   35 8)  # standard resolution
>    )

Why not have directly under 8.8 File Syntax,
 general
  lines, ws, comments
  coordinate system
  parameters
    the meaning of [] and () around the parameter list
    old, new, angles, numeric/symbolic flags, strings
  syntax of objects with ( contents ) vs. without
  order within a layout file (.pcb)
 objects
  Arc ...
 flags
 glossary

and for every object, an example showing its use.

That hole section is generated from src/parse_y.y so changing
the text leads us to read the source.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar

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