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Inverse Text on Copper without Bounding-box

Description

I'm trying to figure out if there's a way where we can put text on copper, but just the text as zero fill, without the bounding-box/outline.

SS_20230720_112227

Currently, as far as I can tell, when we place text on a copper layer, if we want the text to be knockout, it forces the knockout bounding-box border as well. I'm trying to get this to just be the text (etched into the copper). I'm thinking an option like "[X] No border/bounding-box" (or skip the negative, "[X] Border/bounding-box".

Steps to reproduce

  1. Add text, ensure it's on a copper layer
  2. Set to knockout
  3. Fill
  4. Witness solid fill within bounding box, and negative fill/keepout/knockout border.

KiCad Version

Application: KiCad PCB Editor x86_64 on x86_64

Version: 7.0.5, release build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.2.2
	FreeType 2.12.1
	HarfBuzz 5.2.0
	FontConfig 2.14.1
	libcurl/7.86.0-DEV OpenSSL/3.0.8 zlib/1.2.13 nghttp2/1.53.0

Platform: Linux 6.1.0-9-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, , x11

Build Info:
	Date: Jun 18 2023 14:05:00
	wxWidgets: 3.2.2 (wchar_t,wx containers) GTK+ 3.24
	Boost: 1.82.0
	OCC: 7.7.1
	Curl: 7.86.0-DEV
	ngspice: 40
	Compiler: GCC 12.2.0 with C++ ABI 1017

Build settings:
	KICAD_SPICE=ON
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