Sounds like a good idea to me. > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Ingram [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 15 March 2002 2:32 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PEDA] Wishlist - Layer visability control > > > Hi All, > > Anybody care to comment on the following proposal... > > > Item: Addition of menu/mouse button behaviour to Layer tabs > on PCB module > > Background: The use of the layer dialog amounts to an enormous no. of > repetitions over the average days work. Workarounds include > the ad hoc use > of buttons on the toolbar to make the operation more efficient. The > following attempts to make use of the current standard layer display. > > Technique: > 1. Add layer Tabs to the PCB window according to the settings > in the current > Layer Dialog as is currently done > 2. Allow used layers to be made 'not visible' while still > being on the Tab > strip ( Greyed maybe... ) > 3. Double click on a layer tab to toggle it's visibility state > 4. Right click on the tab to show a menu containing > visibility state AND > selection state thus allowing the layer to be removed from > the tab bar & > latter redisplayed with the Layer Dialog. > > Alternatively use the Stack manager to determine what is on > the tab bar. > Good for people like me who mainly work in 2 - 8 layer. > Lousy for guys > doing 32 layer monsters. > > Acknowledgements: The Tab menu system is used to great effect > by Neville > Franks in his Programmer's Editor ED for Windows. > > >
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