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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...>]

jean-pierre charras - INPG wrote:
> Dick,
> You wrote (in changelog)
>
> * Layer names were not being set into the htoolbar listbox properly if the
> BOARD was loaded via the command line as happens when kicad chain loads
> pcbnew. Also, layer names were not being set if a second board was 
> loaded
> that had the same number of layers as the previous board. The 
> solution was
> to comment out the listbox rebuild test in WinEDAChoiceBox*
> WinEDA_PcbFrame::ReCreateLayerBox( WinEDA_Toolbar* parent )
>
> Unfortunaltely, comment out the listbox rebuild test creates a problem 
> under Windows.
> Because without this test, the listbox is rebuild when the mouse is 
> moving, the rebuild creates a very important flicker when displaying the 
> layer list.
> So the listbox must be rebuild only if necessary (at least, not for each 
> mouse move event).
> This is not a calculation time problem, only a display problem for the 
> main horizontal toolbar.


OK, try my most recent commit.

The only risky part of it is the change to share/drawpanel.cpp's

void WinEDA_DrawPanel::OnMouseEvent( wxMouseEvent& event )

which has potential of affecting more than pcbnew.




The change_log.txt file tells more.


Dick