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Date:	Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:53:11 -0500
From:	John Griessen <john AT ecosensory DOT com>
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Subject:	[geda-user] PCB color, layer mappings (was: linux git head )
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On 10/04/2011 12:04 PM, Colin D Bennett wrote:
> John Griessen<john AT ecosensory DOT com>  wrote:
>> My work around for project definable colors is to use more layers
>> and keep them the same color, and some projects use all, some a
>> subset.
>
> I think a good solution would be for the user preferences file to
> map layer names to colors, rather than layer numbers.  This way,
> each layout would receive the right colors for its layers, no
> matter whether there were extra layers inserted or some removed.

I like this as a specification for whenever we get to coding on a new layer definition
with stackups, properties attachable to trace segments, etc...

The spec would go like:

1.  If a project dir file (called pcbrc or gafrc or ?) exists, use it
	first, then default color map from ~/.pcb/colors/Default.

2.  Colors come from layer name mappings first.  As mappings from layer name to number change,
	change color to match color to name mapping.  IN other words, there is no color to number map.

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