and don't forget the very useful ALT-END key redraws current the layer as topmost very useful at times, esp for seeing traces under pads will also put the copper on top of the silkscreen
it goes away though with the next pan or redraw, which is probably as it should be i concur that messing with the Layer Drawing Order tool is more trouble than it is worth usually (bug aside) and no, as Ian says, you don't need to reinstall if you push the dreaded button but i can't exactly remember the drill either just route around in your backups of the INI and RCS file and it should become apparent after some wasted moments Dennis Saputelli Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: > > It should be mentioned that simply making the bottom layer the current > layer will cause it to be drawn above the other layers.... Just clicking on > the Bottom layer tab at the bottom of the screen will do it. Then, if you > want to see the Bottom Overlay, just click on that tab. > > Generally, you can control the drawing order with the tabs. Whatever tab is > chosen, that layer is rewritten. However, when the screen is redrawn, say > by zooming out, a certain default sequence will recur. If the Bottom Layer > is the current layer, nevertheless the Bottom Overlay will be written over > it. If you want to push the Overlay down, clicking the Bottom layer doesn't > do it. But if you click on Bottom Overlay -- which will make no visible > change -- and *then* on Bottom layer, the Bottom layer will be written on top. > > The behavior is actually pretty much what we want. Normally the Overlays > don't conceal what is underneath enough to be a problem, and normally we > might want to see the information on the Overlays, such as reference > designator. > > So you don't need to use the Layer Drawing Order tool, and good thing that > is, what with the bug. > -- Dennis Saputelli ========= send only plain text please! - no HTML ========== _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. www.integratedcontrolsinc.com 2851 21st Street tel: 415-647-0480 San Francisco, CA 94110 fax: 415-647-3003 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
