Index: groups.html
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--- groups.html	(revision 25138)
+++ groups.html	(revision 25139)
@@ -118,5 +118,12 @@
 from the logical tree are converted into binary (native C values like
 "long int" or "double") and are saved in C variables for the code to
 access them directly. 
+
+<h2> [hidlib] settings </h2>
+<p>
+Settings marked with [hidlib] are those that are shared among all
+applications based on pcb-rnd's hidlib. They have the same syntax
+and meaning in all those applications.
+
 </body>
 </html>
Index: tree/appearance.html
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--- tree/appearance.html	(revision 25138)
+++ tree/appearance.html	(revision 25139)
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 <tr><td> compact <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> when set: optimize GUI widget arrangement for small screen; may be wasting some screen space on large screen
 <tr><td> rat_thickness <td><a href="CFN_COORD.html"> coord </a><td> 0 <td> <rat_thickness>
 <tr><td> mark_size <td><a href="CFN_COORD.html"> coord </a><td> 0 <td> relative marker size
-<tr><td> layer_alpha <td><a href="CFN_REAL.html"> real </a><td> 0 <td> alpha value for layer drawing
-<tr><td> drill_alpha <td><a href="CFN_REAL.html"> real </a><td> 0 <td> alpha value for drill drawing
 <tr><td> text_host_bbox <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> when moving a text object, the outline thin-draw should also include the bounding box
 <tr><td> term_label_size <td><a href="CFN_REAL.html"> real </a><td> 0 <td> size of terminal labels, in pcb font scale (100 is for the normal size)
 <tr><td> subc_layer_per_side <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> hide top or bottom placed subcircuit annotations if the view is showing the other side
 <tr><td> invis_other_groups <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> render non-current group layers with the inivisble color
 <tr><td> black_current_group <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> render all layers of the current group black, for maximum contrast
+<tr><td> layer_alpha <td><a href="CFN_REAL.html"> real </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] alpha value for layer drawing
+<tr><td> drill_alpha <td><a href="CFN_REAL.html"> real </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] alpha value for drill drawing
 </table></body></html>
Index: tree/appearance_color.html
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--- tree/appearance_color.html	(revision 25138)
+++ tree/appearance_color.html	(revision 25139)
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 <h2>subtree: appearance/color</h2>
 <table border=1>
 <tr><th>node name <th> type <td> flags <td> description
-<tr><td> background <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> background and cursor color ...
 <tr><td> crosshair <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> different object colors
-<tr><td> cross <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> crosshair, drc outline color
 <tr><td> selected <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> generic object selection color
 <tr><td> via <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> non-terminal padstack shape on current layer
 <tr><td> via_far <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> non-terminal padstack shape on non-current ('far side') layer
@@ -19,10 +17,12 @@
 <tr><td> invisible_objects <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> other-side objects and padstack shapes on non-current layer
 <tr><td> connected <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> 'connected' highlight (galvanic connections found)
 <tr><td> warn <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> warning highlight (e.g. object found to cause a short)
-<tr><td> off_limit <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> on-screen background beyond the configured drawing area
-<tr><td> grid <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> on-screen grid
 <tr><td> layer <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> default layer colors; when a new layer is created, a color from this list is assigned initially
 <tr><td> mask <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> default mask layer color (when a new mask layer is created)
 <tr><td> paste <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> default paste layer color (when a new paste layer is created)
 <tr><td> element <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> default silk layer color (when a new silk layer is created)
+<tr><td> background <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] background and cursor color ...
+<tr><td> off_limit <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] on-screen background beyond the configured drawing area
+<tr><td> grid <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] on-screen grid
+<tr><td> cross <td><a href="CFN_COLOR.html"> color </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] crosshair, drc outline color
 </table></body></html>
Index: tree/appearance_loglevels.html
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--- tree/appearance_loglevels.html	(revision 25138)
+++ tree/appearance_loglevels.html	(revision 25139)
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 <h2>subtree: appearance/loglevels</h2>
 <table border=1>
 <tr><th>node name <th> type <td> flags <td> description
-<tr><td> debug_tag <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> log style tag of debug messages
-<tr><td> debug_popup <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> whether a debug line should pop up the log window
-<tr><td> info_tag <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> log style tag of info messages
-<tr><td> info_popup <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> whether an info line should pop up the log window
-<tr><td> warning_tag <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> log style tag of warnings
-<tr><td> warning_popup <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> whether a warning should pop up the log window
-<tr><td> error_tag <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> log style tag of errors
-<tr><td> error_popup <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> whether an error should pop up the log window
+<tr><td> debug_tag <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] log style tag of debug messages
+<tr><td> debug_popup <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] whether a debug line should pop up the log window
+<tr><td> info_tag <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] log style tag of info messages
+<tr><td> info_popup <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] whether an info line should pop up the log window
+<tr><td> warning_tag <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] log style tag of warnings
+<tr><td> warning_popup <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] whether a warning should pop up the log window
+<tr><td> error_tag <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] log style tag of errors
+<tr><td> error_popup <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] whether an error should pop up the log window
 </table></body></html>
Index: tree/editor.html
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--- tree/editor.html	(revision 25138)
+++ tree/editor.html	(revision 25139)
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 <h2>subtree: editor</h2>
 <table border=1>
 <tr><th>node name <th> type <td> flags <td> description
-<tr><td> grid_unit <td><a href="CFN_UNIT.html"> unit </a><td> 0 <td> select whether you draw in mm or mil
 <tr><td> grid <td><a href="CFN_COORD.html"> coord </a><td> 0 <td> grid in pcb-units
 <tr><td> grids <td><a href="CFN_LIST.html"> list </a><td> 0 <td> grid in grid-string format
 <tr><td> grids_idx <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> the index of the currently active grid from grids
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@
 <tr><td> save_last_command <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> OBSOLETE: use the session-persistent command line history instead (press the up arrow)
 <tr><td> line_refraction <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> value for line lookahead setting
 <tr><td> save_in_tmp <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> emergency save unsaved PCB data (despite the user clicks don't save) when: user starts a new PCB; user quits pcb-rnd. Does not affect the on-crash emergency save.
-<tr><td> draw_grid <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> draw grid points
 <tr><td> all_direction_lines <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> enable lines to all directions
 <tr><td> rubber_band_mode <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> move, rotate use rubberband connections
 <tr><td> rubber_band_keep_midlinedir <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> keep line direction when a middle line is moved
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
 <tr><td> show_number <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> OBSOLETE: pinout shows number
 <tr><td> orthogonal_moves <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> move items orthogonally.
 <tr><td> reset_after_element <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> OBSOLETE: reset connections after each element while saving all connections
-<tr><td> auto_place <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> force placement of GUI windows (dialogs), trying to override the window manager
 <tr><td> lock_names <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> lock down text so they can not be moved or selected
 <tr><td> only_names <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> lock down everything else but text so only text objects can be moved or selected
 <tr><td> thin_draw <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> if set, objects on the screen are drawn as outlines (lines are drawn as center-lines).  This lets you see line endpoints hidden under pins, for example.
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@
 <tr><td> name_on_pcb <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> obsolete - DO NOT USE - kept for compatibility
 <tr><td> subc_id <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> subcircuit ID template for diplaying the subcircuit label on the subcircuit layer; default to displaying the refes, if empty; syntax if the same as for DYNTEXT
 <tr><td> term_id <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> terminal ID template for diplaying the subcircuit label on the subcircuit layer; default to displaying termid[intconn], if empty; syntax if the same as for DYNTEXT
-<tr><td> fullscreen <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> hide widgets to make more room for the drawing
 <tr><td> move_linepoint_uses_route <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> Moving a line point calculates a new line route. This allows 45/90 line modes when editing lines.
 <tr><td> auto_via <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> when drawing traces and switching layers or when moving an object from one layer to another, try to keep connections by automatically inserting vias.
 <tr><td> route_radius <td><a href="CFN_REAL.html"> real </a><td> 0 <td> temporary: route draw helper's arc radius at corners (factor of the trace thickness)
@@ -59,4 +55,8 @@
 <tr><td> beep_when_finished <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> flag if a signal should be produced when searching of  connections is done
 <tr><td> undo_warning_size <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> warn the user when undo list exceeds this amount of kilobytes in memory
 <tr><td> subc_conv_refdes <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> automatic refdes value assigned to new subcircuits on conversion from objects - if empty, no refdes text or attribute is added; if the value is <?>, the refdes text object is added but no refdes attribute is created
+<tr><td> grid_unit <td><a href="CFN_UNIT.html"> unit </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] select whether you draw in mm or mil
+<tr><td> draw_grid <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] draw grid points
+<tr><td> auto_place <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] force placement of GUI windows (dialogs), trying to override the window manager
+<tr><td> fullscreen <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] hide widgets to make more room for the drawing
 </table></body></html>
Index: tree/editor_view.html
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--- tree/editor_view.html	(revision 25138)
+++ tree/editor_view.html	(revision 25139)
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 <h2>subtree: editor/view</h2>
 <table border=1>
 <tr><th>node name <th> type <td> flags <td> description
-<tr><td> flip_x <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> view: flip the board along the X (horizontal) axis
-<tr><td> flip_y <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> view: flip the board along the Y (vertical) axis
+<tr><td> flip_x <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] view: flip the board along the X (horizontal) axis
+<tr><td> flip_y <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] view: flip the board along the Y (vertical) axis
 </table></body></html>
Index: tree/rc.html
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--- tree/rc.html	(revision 25138)
+++ tree/rc.html	(revision 25139)
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 <h2>subtree: rc</h2>
 <table border=1>
 <tr><th>node name <th> type <td> flags <td> description
-<tr><td> verbose <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> <verbose>
-<tr><td> quiet <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> print only errors on stderr
-<tr><td> dup_log_to_stderr <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> copy log messages to stderr even if there is a HID that can show them
 <tr><td> backup_interval <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> time between two backups in seconds; 0 means disabled (no backups)
 <tr><td> hid_fallback <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> if there is no explicitly specified HID (--gui) and the preferred GUI fails, automatically fall back on other HIDs, eventually running in batch mode
 <tr><td> brave <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> brave mode flags: when non-empty, enable various experimental (unstable) features - useful for testers
@@ -14,8 +11,6 @@
 <tr><td> file_path <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> <file_path>
 <tr><td> library_shell <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> <library_shell>
 <tr><td> library_search_paths <td><a href="CFN_LIST.html"> list </a><td> 0 <td> <library_search_paths>
-<tr><td> menu_file <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> where to load the default menu file from. If empty/unset, fall back to the legacy 'per hid ow menu file' setup. If contains slash, take it as a full path, if no slash, do a normal menu search for pcb-menu-NAME.lht
-<tr><td> export_basename <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> if an exported file contains the source file name, remove path from it, keeping the basename only
 <tr><td> emergency_name <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> file name template for emergency save anonymous .pcb files (when pcb-rnd crashes); optional field: %ld --> pid; must be shorter than 240 characters. Don't do emergency save if this item is empty.
 <tr><td> emergency_format <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> if set, use this format for the backups; if unset, use the default format
 <tr><td> backup_name <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> file name template for periodic backup of board files; optional fields (the usual % substitutions work)
@@ -31,7 +26,12 @@
 <tr><td> preferred_gui <td><a href="CFN_LIST.html"> list </a><td> 0 <td> if set, try GUI HIDs in this order when no GUI is explicitly selected
 <tr><td> save_final_fallback_fmt <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> when a new file is created (by running pcb-rnd with the file name) there won't be a known format; pcb-rnd will guess from the file name (extension) but eventhat may fail. This format is the final fallback that'll be used if no other guessing mechanism worked. The user can override this by save as.
 <tr><td> save_fp_fmt <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> when saving a buffer element/subcircuit, prefer this format by default
-<tr><td> cli_prompt <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> plain text prompt to prefix the command entry
-<tr><td> cli_backend <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> command parser action
 <tr><td> have_regex <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> whether we have regex compiled in
+<tr><td> verbose <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] <verbose>
+<tr><td> quiet <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] print only errors on stderr
+<tr><td> dup_log_to_stderr <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] copy log messages to stderr even if there is a HID that can show them
+<tr><td> cli_prompt <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] plain text prompt to prefix the command entry
+<tr><td> cli_backend <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] command parser action
+<tr><td> export_basename <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] if an exported file contains the source file name, remove path from it, keeping the basename only
+<tr><td> menu_file <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] where to load the default menu file from. If empty/unset, fall back to the legacy 'per hid ow menu file' setup. If contains slash, take it as a full path, if no slash, do a normal menu search for pcb-menu-NAME.lht
 </table></body></html>
Index: tree/rc_path.html
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--- tree/rc_path.html	(revision 25138)
+++ tree/rc_path.html	(revision 25139)
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 <tr><td> lib <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> e.g. /usr/lib/pcb-rnd
 <tr><td> bin <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> e.g. /usr/bin
 <tr><td> share <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> e.g. /usr/share/pcb-rnd
-<tr><td> home <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> user's home dir, determined run-time
-<tr><td> exec_prefix <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> exec prefix path (extracted from argv[0])
 <tr><td> design <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> directory path of the current design, or <invalid> if the current design doesn't have a file name yet
+<tr><td> home <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] user's home dir, determined run-time
+<tr><td> exec_prefix <td><a href="CFN_STRING.html"> string </a><td> 0 <td> [hidlib] exec prefix path (extracted from argv[0])
 </table></body></html>