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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 04:31:58 -0400
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Subject: Re: [geda-help] PCB Layers & Groups GUI question
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> I'm using PCB version 20110918 on Ubuntu (Unity) 13.10 (64 bit) with gtk
> GUI. 
> 
> I want to design a primitive 2-sided board with only top/bottom Layers. 
> 
> To define the Layers/Groups I open "File>Preferences>Layers>groups". Now
> I want to put "top/component side" into group #1 and "bottom/solder
> side" into group #2 by pressing the corresponding buttons. But after
> pressing the button, they do not change any color. All the buttons look
> like the same (light grey). 
> 
> Is this a bug or do I something wrong?
> 
> I spent already hours in searching the web, but found no solution.

The "selected" squares in the grid should be a darker grey, and should
be pre-set.  If they look the same as the others, you might have a gtk
theme issue.

http://www.delorie.com/pcb/tmp/gtk-groups.png

But the default is to have each drawing layer in its own layer group.
Nearly everyone leaves them that way.