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[Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo <miguelangel@xxxxxxx>]

Yes, the idea is that when you switch layers, even when you push 'V' for
via (or +/- for simple layer
change), it should change the grayed out layers.

And it seems to do it perfectly, so who coded the behaviour was thinking
the same.

So the H,V,+,-,W, is the method I'm used to.



2012/2/20 Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> On 02/19/2012 12:26 PM, Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo wrote:
> > Hi dick,
> >
> >    Sorry, somebody (on the list) already told me that this mode existed,
> and
> > was implemented. (High contrast mode).
> >
> >     I only made the patch to make it accessible from a hotkey.
>
>
> Pictures came through nice, but I don't understand what happens when you
> drop in a via and
> change layers?
>
> Does your design state what this behavior should be?
>
> Does the new layer become vivid and the other layers become dim
> automatically?
>
>
> >     I would benefit from a description of what you want the user
> experience to be like.
> >     Comments in my last email were assuming you had something like your
> 1) in mind:
> >
> >       1) Single layer view while routing: (some hot key) that would
> enable a special
> >     view mode
> >     where the current routing layer is show in its own color, but all
> other layers go gray.
> >      I've used
> >     this in other tools and it's very helpful, and I suppose it's not
> hard to implement (if
> >     not already done).
> >
> >     (Except I missed the part about going gray.  Gray is not invisible,
> which is what I was
> >     thinking.  No preference for me.)
> >
> >     So perhaps we should focus on the UI experience for a few emails,
> agree on what would be
> >     nice, inclusive of how the layer widget reacts to the various modes.
>  Then talk
> >     about how
> >     to code it after we something concrete described.
> >
> >     Thanks,
> >
> >     Dick
> >
>
>
>


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