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  -.5 or -0.5?
 
Are we sure that *all* LCad software are able to handle numbers (>-1 && <1 && !=0) with the first zero omitted? Seems like this new format standard has been introduced without any discussion (that at least I have seen). /Tore (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: -.5 or -0.5?
 
(...) I think the preceeding zero should always be there. (...) Huh? What standard? -Orion (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: -.5 or -0.5?
 
(...) The best I can tell is this has been in practice since December 1997. There are at least 125 official part files that have this in them. There are 17 official primitives also. So, this can't be too much of a problem or we would have heard (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: -.5 or -0.5?
 
(...) Well, there are a little bit over 100 parts in my library with this format, from 4006.dat made 1998-10 to 10 parts and 1 primitive in the latest update. (Give or take a few) /Tore (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: -.5 or -0.5?
 
(...) The compactor tool in LDAO removes such leading zeroes, so any parts authored or cleaned-up with this are likely to exhibit this feature. Chris (21 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad)

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