Index: trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.c	(revision 34044)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.c	(revision 34045)
@@ -572,6 +572,9 @@
 			else if (RND_NSTRCMP(n->name, "descr") == 0) {
 				attr = "footprint";
 			}
+			else if ((n->name[0] == 'a') && (n->name[1] == '.')) {
+				attr = n->name+2;
+			}
 			else {
 				rnd_hid_cfg_error(n, "invalid skip name; must be one of refdes, value, descr");
 				continue;
Index: trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.example.lht
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.example.lht	(revision 34044)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/vendordrill/vendor.example.lht	(revision 34045)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 		refdes = {^X.*}                   # Skip anything starting with X.
 		value  = {^JOHNSTECH_.*}          # Skip all Johnstech footprints based on the value of a part.
 		descr  = {^AMP_MICTOR_767054_1$}  # Skip based on the footprint attribute ("description" in old terminology)
+		a.foo  = {bar}                    # The a. prefix skips using arbitrary attribute (foo in this case)
 	}
 
 	# If specified, this section will change the current DRC