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Release notes for pcb-4.3.0
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Dear Users,

This is a feature release (no pcb file format change).

This is a feature release as the footprint file format now allows for
stating the pad center and length, width parameters. This is in addition
to the existing footprint format. pcb parses both definitions.  

Kind regards,

The pcb development team.


Contributors
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The following authors contributed to this release:
- Charles Parker
- Bert Timmerman

Please note that names are in no particular order and all e-mail
addresses have been removed for privacy.


User experience improvements
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- the gtk hid no longer hides "clearline" lines, arcs, text under polygons in
  "thin draw" mode.
- Updated zoom action comments.
- Pads can now be defined by centerpoint coordinates and length, width parameters.
- Pcb is no longer quiet when a save operation fails.

Plugins
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- none


Exporters
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- added an exporter for a BOM in MarkDown format.


Footprints library
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- none


Developer experience improvements
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- none


Notes for package builders
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- For building packages with a GTK UI or a Lesstif UI, configure with
  the --with-gui=gtk or --with-gui=lesstif option (as usual).
- Added a --with-gaf-datadir configure option.


Changed dependencies
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- none


Fixed and committed Launchpad bug reports
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#699485   Add --with-gaf-datadir configure option.
#1072500  gtk: Thin drawn polygons hide "clearline" lines, arcs, text.
#1535183  pcb is silent when Save fails.
#1747216  Update zoom action comments in gtk and lesstif hids.
#1896403  pad defined by center point.
#1906451  BOM in MarkDown format.


Source: pcb-4.3.0_README.txt, updated 2021-02-28