Index: trunk/doc/conf/tree/rc.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/conf/tree/rc.html	(revision 7521)
+++ trunk/doc/conf/tree/rc.html	(revision 7522)
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@
 <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> have_regex <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> whether we have regex compiled in
+<tr><td> paste_adjust <td><a href="CFN_COORD.html"> coord </a><td> 0 <td> Adjust paste thickness
 </table></body></html>
Index: trunk/src/conf_core.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/conf_core.h	(revision 7521)
+++ trunk/src/conf_core.h	(revision 7522)
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 			
 			CFT_STRING exec_prefix;          /* exec prefix path (extracted from argv[0]) */
 		} path;
+		CFT_COORD paste_adjust;		   /* Adjust paste thickness */
 	} rc;
 
 	const struct design { /* defaults of a new layout */
Index: trunk/src/obj_pad.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_pad.c	(revision 7521)
+++ trunk/src/obj_pad.c	(revision 7522)
@@ -445,10 +445,14 @@
 	PCB_PAD_ALL_LOOP(PCB->Data);
 	{
 		if (PCB_ON_SIDE(pad, side) && !PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_NOPASTE, pad) && pad->Mask > 0) {
+			pcb_coord_t save_thickness = pad->Thickness;
+			if (conf_core.rc.paste_adjust)
+				pad->Thickness = max(0, pad->Thickness + conf_core.rc.paste_adjust);
 			if (pad->Mask < pad->Thickness)
 				_draw_pad(Output.fgGC, pad, pcb_true, pcb_true);
 			else
 				_draw_pad(Output.fgGC, pad, pcb_false, pcb_false);
+			pad->Thickness = save_thickness;
 		}
 	}
 	PCB_ENDALL_LOOP;
Index: trunk/src/pcb-conf.lht
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/pcb-conf.lht	(revision 7521)
+++ trunk/src/pcb-conf.lht	(revision 7522)
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
 #			rat_command = {}
 			li:preferred_gui = { gtk; lesstif }
 			save_final_fallback_fmt = lihata
+			paste_adjust = 0
 		} # rc
 
 		ha:design {
Index: trunk/src_plugins/export_gerber/gerber.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/export_gerber/gerber.c	(revision 7521)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/export_gerber/gerber.c	(revision 7522)
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@
 		aptr = findAperture(curr_aptr_list, linewidth, shape);
 		if (aptr == NULL)
 			pcb_fprintf(stderr, "error: aperture for width %$mS type %s is null\n", linewidth, shape == ROUND ? "ROUND" : "SQUARE");
-		if (f)
+		if (f && aptr)
 			fprintf(f, "G54D%d*", aptr->dCode);
 	}
 #if 0
Index: trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_config/gui-config.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_config/gui-config.c	(revision 7521)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_config/gui-config.c	(revision 7522)
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@
 	auto_tab_widgets.edit_string = gtk_entry_new();
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(src_right), auto_tab_widgets.edit_string, FALSE, FALSE, 4);
 
-	auto_tab_widgets.edit_coord = pcb_gtk_coord_entry_new(10, PCB_MM_TO_COORD(1000), 0, conf_core.editor.grid_unit, CE_TINY);
+	auto_tab_widgets.edit_coord = pcb_gtk_coord_entry_new(PCB_MM_TO_COORD(-1000), PCB_MM_TO_COORD(1000), 0, conf_core.editor.grid_unit, CE_TINY);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(src_right), auto_tab_widgets.edit_coord, FALSE, FALSE, 4);
 
 	auto_tab_widgets.edit_int_adj = GTK_ADJUSTMENT(gtk_adjustment_new(10, 0,	/* min */