gEDA-user: Can't get outline layer working

[DJ Delorie]

> > You're not missing anything.  The "outline" layer is for the fab, not
> > for pcb itself.  It lets you have an area outside the finished board
> > to work with, for example.
> 
> OK, that's why i can place components outside this area, but as showed
> in the attachment (fab.ps and outline.ps), pcb is still using the whole
> area, not the one defined by my "outline" layer. I have the same
> behaviour if i export in gerber format...

Yes.  PCB always exports your whole work area, whether it has zero,
one, or many outlines defined in it.