[PCB_FORUM] Text Blocks

Is it just me or does anyone else agree that the Text Block method used by 
Allegro is ....
 
Would it not be much easier to just double click on a text string and then 
enter appropriate values in a dialogue box for just that piece of text? 
 
What (if any) advantage is there to the Text Block method? Who came up with 
this?
 
Case in point, I have a component with the Ref Des set as Text Block # 3 which 
by default has the height set at 38. There is plenty of room on the board so I 
would like to change the height to something like 90. However, if I change Text 
Block # 3 to that value I may end up messing with some other text elsewhere in 
my drawing, like say the Tolerances in my Title Block. Why can't I just change 
that one Ref Des by itself?  
 
OK, if I have to live with this scheme why can't I change the Text Block # on 
the fly? For example, same symbol as above but rather than go to Setup > Text 
Blocks and revise # 3 to a height of 90 how do I change the Ref Des to say Text 
Block # 9? One way would be to revise the .dra file, generate new symbol and 
device files, then replace the comp in my layout. That is a lot of effort for a 
simple task. Why not double click on that Ref Des and do a quick change?
 
Arrrrggghhhh.... just a bit of Friday morning venting :-}

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