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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...>]

jean-pierre.charras@... wrote:
> Dick,
> Your last work is *very* good.
> The look is nice.
> Thanks.
>
> About the comment (in pcbframe.cpp)
> " /* some layers are not visible nor editable, don't show them for 
> now: */ "
>
> In fact they are useful here because we must be able to change the 
> color and visibility because they can be visible.
Ok, no problem I'm working on this again today. It couldn't be easier 
to re-enable them.

> Silkscreen and adhesive layers are visible (adhesive layer is rarely used)
> Solder mask and solder paste (used for pads) are now visible in *Hight 
> Color* mode (when they are selected as active layers)
FYI,

Hight is not an English word.

> Since some time they are now editable because Pcbnew handle parameters 
> (global and local) to calculate pads shapes on these layers
> So masks can be same, bigger or smaller than pads (they are parameters 
> at global level, footprint level and pad level.
>
> I planned to remove the old color dialog from preferences because the 
> new layer manager is better and faster to used,
> so having all enabled technical layers in the new layer manager is 
> important.

I agree, and I also think that as soon as the layer selection logic is 
working in the LAYER_WIDGET, that we should get rid of that old 
ComboBox. Any problems with this plan?

I have some plans today to do some clean up and restructuring of the 
code that I submitted last night.

But the ComboBox is something I would not touch without discussing it 
first, and in any case I would leave it to you to delete.

Dick