The old, bounding-box clearance is the default approach for backward
compatibility. Thight clearance is done by setting the tight_clearance
attribute on a text object to a value that is true. This can be done on
a single object by following these steps:
- 1. right click on the text object
- 2. select the "Edit properties" menu
- 3. click on the 'Add' button on the bottom to add a new attribute
- 4. enter tight_clearance for key
- 5. enter 1 for value
- 6. press the ok button, close the dialog
(source: example.lht)
The same can be done on multiple objects; replace step 1 with "select
all text objects to be changed" and step 2 with pressing {e p}.
It is also possible to set up a new routing style that creates new text with
the attribute set:
- 1. click on the 'New' button in the route style selector (lower left)
- 2. change the name of the new style, to e.g. "fancy text"
- 3. click on the 'Add' button on the bottom to add a new attribute
- 4. enter tight_clearance for key
- 5. enter 1 for value
- 6. press the ok button, close the dialog
- 7. any text drawn with this new route style should have the attribute
automatically set. WARNING: lines and arcs and other objects drawn
with this style will also have the attribute set, with no effect,
but impact on save file size!