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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

I cannot duplicate this either on win 7 pro 64-bit using a 32 and 64
builds of kicad.  I tried using the open gerber dialog from both the
menu and the toolbar, entries in the mru list, and mixing them up.
Everything worked as expected.

On 2/27/2018 9:33 AM, Jon Evans wrote:
> This is so strange.  I just installed the nightly build on a Windows
> machine just to see if this is a Windows specific problem, and I still
> don't see it.
> 
> What I did:
> 
> 1) Start GerbView (in OpenGL mode)
> 2) Load one file (using File->Open Gerber File...)
> 3) See that file appears on Layer 1
> 4) Load another file (without clicking anything in the layer manager)
> 5) Second file appears in Layer 2, and all colors and file names are
> correct.
> 
> Regarding your last point, I think by default the active layer is set to
> one past the last one loaded, so if you load files in sequence, they do
> not overwrite each other, but if you click on a layer in the layer
> manager (now there is a triangle indicator next to it) and then load a
> file, it will replace the selected layer.
> 
> I would much appreciate if anyone who can reproduce this can do any
> debugging to see what is going on, since I can't reproduce it.
> 
> I would expect that:
> 
> 1) in GERBVIEW_FRAME::Read_GERBER_File() the first call to
> GetActiveLayer() returns one higher than the last layer you loaded
> 2) then a few lines down, GetGbrImage( layers ) returns NULL and a new
> image is created.
> 
> 
> -Jon
> 
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 3:09 AM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     Le 27/02/2018 à 03:17, Jon Evans a écrit :
>     > Clemens, I still can't reproduce this.
>     > Can anyone else reproduce the layer manager in GerbView getting out of sync with the loaded files?
> 
>     Yes, I can easily reproduce it ( OpenGL engine only ):
> 
>     It happens when files are loaded one after the other:
>     Run Gerbview
>     Load one file: no problem: the layer manager shows it.
>     The load a second file: incorrect loading with 2 issues:
>     - the second file is shown in first place in layer manager (it is
>     expected to be shown in the second
>     place) and the first file is shown in the second place.
>     - the color of items is the same (the first graphic layer) for all
>     loaded files in GAL mode.
>     (However, the legacy mode and the Cairo mode shows the right colors)
> 
>     When layers are loaded all in once, this issue does not exist.
> 
>     Also after load a file (and when starting Gerbview) the icon showing
>     the active layer is not displayed.
>     This is annoying because when loading an other file, it is loaded on
>     the active layer, and if the
>     active layer indicator is not shown, you don't really know what
>     happens when loading this file.
>     (You can replace a previously loaded file, an this is not always wht
>     you want)
> 
> 
>     >
>     > On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 7:11 PM, Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:cko@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:cko@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:cko@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     Hello, Jon!
>     >
>     >     I've tried the Gerber files from the KiCad source tree. The behaviour is also erratic and
>     >     reproducible.
>     >     Try to load i.e. .../gerber_test_files/test-* files and then load aperture* files and then Ucamco*
>     >
>     >     It seems that filenames in the Tab View position 1 + 2 are stuck and new filenames are shown on
>     >     position 3++.
>     >
>     >     Regards,
>     >
>     >     Clemens
> 
> 
> 
>     --
>     Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
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