This behavior was considered a bug not to mention confusing. If a layer is turned off, turning on objects in that layer doesn't make any sense. The new (corrected) behavior is far more logical.
On 01/04/2018 10:55 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote: > OK, but the legacy behavior in 4.0.7 was considered a bug. I think there > is a launchpad bug for that. The current behavior is how it is intended > to work as I understand it :) > > 2018-01-04 15:16 GMT+01:00 André S. <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>: > > Hi Nick, > > I try to detail it again and hope I can make clear what I mean: > - currently you can in 4.0.7 Legacy canvas > * toggle the Value and Reference option in Visibility:Elements. > When you do that: > * Value/Reference are displayed or hidden according to the status > of the Element control. > The state of the _Layer option_ F.SilkS/B.SilkS and F.Fab/B.Fab > have _no influence_ on the visibility of Value/Reference. > > - when you switch to OpenGL or Cairo Value/Reference _disappear_ on > the PCB when F.SilkS/B.SilkS and F.Fab/B.Fab are _unset_ in the > Layer options regardless that Value/Reference option are set in > Elements. > Value/Reference are in OpenGL/Cairo only _displayed_ when > *.SilkS/*.Fab are _set_ *and* the Element control for > Value/Reference are set. > > This is independent from the actual PCB project. (I tried it on > three different projects) > In the current Nightly all canvases act the same as OpenGL/Cairo in > 4.0.7. (Legacy in 4.0.7 behaves differently as Legacy in Nightly.) > > I hope this made it clearer. > > André > > > > Am 2018-01-04 <tel:20%2018%2001%2004> um 14:18 schrieb Nick Østergaard: >> 2018-01-04 <tel:20%2018%2001%2004> 9:55 GMT+01:00 André S. >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I discovered some not consistent behaviour in the current >> stable release: >> On the Legacy canvas you can display Value of the footprint by >> enabling Value option under Elements in the Visibility menu. >> This is not true for OpenGL and Cairo canvas. >> In the Nightly from 2018-01-02 <tel:2018-01-02> Legacy shows >> the same behaviour as OpenGL and Cairo. There Value is only >> visible when F.Fab is visible. >> This means 5.0 will show consistent behaviour over all >> canvases. Fine. >> The same is true with References and F.SilkS layer. >> >> What is missing with this solution is the possibility to be >> able to only display Value/Reference of a footprint as the >> current stable release Legacy canvas allows. (I really like >> this feature because it removes a lot of visual noise on the >> PCB during layout design). >> >> >> I don't understand you. There is still the toggle for references >> and values in the render (elemente) tab. I don't understand why >> you exemplify it with 4.0.7 when you say there is no regression. >> Please illustrate what you would like to have and attach an >> example kicad_pcb file, it is easier to comment on that. >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741015 >> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741015> >> >> >> I do think the behaviour of Legacy was always there, therefore >> my confusion with the Values and References not visible when >> switching canvases. >> Is there any chance that in future there will be an option >> (again) to toggle Value and Reference visibility independently >> from F.Fab and F.Silks? >> >> Best Regards, >> André >> >> PS: xkcd reference: https://xkcd.com/1172/ ;) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> <https://launchpad.net/%7Ekicad-developers> >> Post to : [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> <https://launchpad.net/%7Ekicad-developers> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
