Hi Jon, On 3/18/2019 8:28 AM, Seth Hillbrand wrote: > Am 2019-03-17 20:11, schrieb Jon Evans: >> Hi all, >> >> I want to change the color system in PcbNew so that transparency is >> tied to object type rather than board layer. Color would still be set >> by layer, but transparency would be settable for things like tracks, >> component pads, zones, etc. > > Hi Jon- > > I like the idea. I can see that working well for > tracks/zones/vias/footprints/etc. > > I would still like to keep the option (maybe as a multiplicative > setting) of changing a layer transparency, at least for user layers. I > wouldn't want my GDT marks to automatically have the same transparency > as lines in copper layers, for instance. > > -Seth
I'm siding with Seth on this one. I think adding object transparency is a good idea but not as a replacement for layer transparency. Layer transparency has it's uses so object transparency should be complementary. Wayne _______________________________________________ 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