Copper layers can be renamed so I only expect the layer names F.Cu and B.Cu when I have not renamed them. I'm guessing you have one of the kicad demo projects open based on the French layer names which JP likes to use.
On 2/25/2018 8:59 PM, Andrey Kuznetsov wrote: > Not sure if this is the right thread that dealt with Layers tab, but > anyone else thinks the first 2 names should say: > F.Copper > B.Copper > > instead of: > Inline image 1 > > On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 3:04 PM, Andrzej Wolski <awolski.ki...@gmail.com > <mailto:awolski.ki...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > There is a simple fix to this problem, patch in attachment. It needs > to be applied on top of this patch: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1743890 > <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1743890> > > Witch this patch there is another issue: when all layers (in Layer > tab) are hidden, anchors and invisible text are still displayed. > I'm not sure what to do about it, maybe they also should be hidden? > > Cheers, > Andrzej > > > > On 02/07/2018 04:24 PM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote: > > Hey! > > Another confusion arised when I was speaking to a friend. When > disabling the F.Cu layer, the pads are still visible. I can > understand the need to be able to disable the pads on the front > layer separate from everything else, to check for things under > pads etc. > > What I cannot understand is why the pads are visible if I want > to disable the entire front layer in pcbnew, also if one wants > transparent layers, one can actually se the compositioning for > the front pads and front traces, and allowing them to be > different colors also seem a bit confusing actually. > > I could basically change the front pad colors to look like they > belong to the back layer, I know its stupid, but this seems like > the kind of thing one would not want to even be possible, except > maybe for pranks. > > TLDR; > > Possible bugs: > 1. pads not affected by layer visibility setting > 2. pads and layer compositioning even when same setting > 3. pads and corresponding layer color setting > > Possible solution: > 1. Both layer and pads setting must be enabled for pads to render. > 2. Seems hard, Dont know > 3. pads and layer share color setting, not necessarily opacity > setting. > > Comments on these? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > > > -- > Remember The Past, Live The Present, Change The Future > Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the > future [JFK] > > kandre...@gmail.com <mailto:kandre...@gmail.com> > Live Long and Prosper, > Andrey > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp