gEDA-user: clearing mask

[DJ Delorie]

> Is there a way to clear an area of solder mask other then defining a
> ginormous pad and placing it?

Not at the moment.  I had a hack, er, patch to use an "antipaste"
layer at one point, I might have posted it here.  It's just a matter
of drawing an extra layer at the right time.

> It would be convenient if I could create a mask clearing polygon on
> the solder side that would expose whatever ground plane area is
> available for that.

You can put pads on either side of the board with SMT parts, but
they're rectangular.