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[Andrey Kuznetsov <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes Wayne, thanks.

JP, it's all your fault, demos shouldn't have proprietary Frenchy layer
names. :D

I think the demos should have proper layer names, I forgot the layer names
could be changed because I almost never go to Layer Setup.
It would be confusing for beginners when looking at demo boards.

On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 5:42 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Copper layers can be renamed so I only expect the layer names F.Cu and
> B.Cu when I have not renamed them.  I'm guessing you have one of the
> kicad demo projects open based on the French layer names which JP likes
> to use.
>
> On 2/25/2018 8:59 PM, Andrey Kuznetsov wrote:
> > Not sure if this is the right thread that dealt with Layers tab, but
> > anyone else thinks the first 2 names should say:
> > F.Copper
> > B.Copper
> >
> > instead of:
> > Inline image 1
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 3:04 PM, Andrzej Wolski <awolski.kicad@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:awolski.kicad@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     There is a simple fix to this problem, patch in attachment. It needs
> >     to be applied on top of this patch:
> >     https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1743890
> >     <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1743890>
> >
> >     Witch this patch there is another issue: when all layers (in Layer
> >     tab) are hidden, anchors and invisible text are still displayed.
> >     I'm not sure what to do about it, maybe they also should be hidden?
> >
> >     Cheers,
> >     Andrzej
> >
> >
> >
> >     On 02/07/2018 04:24 PM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
> >
> >         Hey!
> >
> >         Another confusion arised when I was speaking to a friend. When
> >         disabling the F.Cu layer, the pads are still visible. I can
> >         understand the need to be able to disable the pads on the front
> >         layer separate from everything else, to check for things under
> >         pads etc.
> >
> >         What I cannot understand is why the pads are visible if I want
> >         to disable the entire front layer in pcbnew, also if one wants
> >         transparent layers, one can actually se the compositioning for
> >         the front pads and front traces, and allowing them to be
> >         different colors also seem a bit confusing actually.
> >
> >         I could basically change the front pad colors to look like they
> >         belong to the back layer, I know its stupid, but this seems like
> >         the kind of thing one would not want to even be possible, except
> >         maybe for pranks.
> >
> >         TLDR;
> >
> >         Possible bugs:
> >         1. pads not affected by layer visibility setting
> >         2. pads and layer compositioning even when same setting
> >         3. pads and corresponding layer color setting
> >
> >         Possible solution:
> >         1. Both layer and pads setting must be enabled for pads to
> render.
> >         2. Seems hard, Dont know
> >         3. pads and layer share color setting, not necessarily opacity
> >         setting.
> >
> >         Comments on these?
> >
> >
> >
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