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[Eeli Kaikkonen <eeli.kaikkonen@xxxxxxxxx>]

2018-03-18 11:09 GMT+02:00 hauptmech <hauptmech@xxxxxxxxx>:

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> For the case of someone with modules composed only of non-top/bottom
> elements and who are messing with the layer setup midway through the
> design, I think we should just leave it as it is. Either they are a ninja
> doing things that kicad should stay out of the way of  or they are a very
> confused beginner for whom a little extra cruft in the file is the least of
> their problems.
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> -hauptmech
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I agree. Of course an extra warning could be added to the already existing
warning dialog. Maybe it would be good to warn anyways if footprints are
changed because of removed layers. It may not be obvious, especially if the
user doesn't happen to know how the fooprints used are constructed.