Art -- > The layer display should allow you to use the arrow keys to select which > layer is active, as well as selecting the active layer by typing it. > Also, when using the arrow keys, pressing the 'shift' key allows you to > collapse or expand the displayed layer list. All these features came > "free" because the display is built using the gtk.TreeView and > gtk.TreeStore widgets.
Ok, I just added a couple of child layers to a drawing and tried this out. Yes, the arrow keys do move the selected layer up and down, and I can also type in the name of the layer I want to select & it gets selected. Some questions/issues: * Drawing in a new layer seems to draw only white. The nice yellow color which I am used to is not drawn. All new layers only draw white. Is this the desired behavior? * The new layer doesn't inherit the line width of the parent layer. Any ideas about how to fix that? I guess I can look at it myself. . . . * I can add children to "top layer" , but I can't add a layer at the same level. From a philosophical perspective, what does this imply about the top layer's role in a drawing? I guess I am confused about why one would have hierarchical layers, unless it's to draw the leaders and notes to a drawing on a child layer. But why aren't multiple top layers possible (i.e. different drawings of different components in a single file)? Stuart _______________________________________________ PythonCAD mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythoncad
