Eagle 8.3.0: Single Layer mode suggestions

[samykamkar]

Hi!

I really like Single Layer Mode, especially the grayed out layers, however I have a few suggestions. A while back I created a similar ULP (ULP/details/animation @ https://github.com/samyk/samytools/tree/master/eagle) and use a hotkey to cycle through the layers, however there are a couple simple features of the ULP I still prefer over Single Layer mode:

• Single Layer mode always keeps the tPlace layer showing and never shows bPlace layer, even if you're on the bottom layer -- this seems like a bug
• Single Layer mode only works from the route command -- it would be convenient to switch through layers while using other commands as well (I have my ULP set to a hotkey and use it constantly). Of course a hotkey could be set to switch to the route command, but I often want to do things such as add TEXT to the bottom layer, which is difficult to see properly because once you're in the TEXT command, all the layers pop up again
• tDocu layer doesn't show up when on the top layer (and same with bDocu on the bottom layer), though not a big deal
• Other important layers like tRestrict/bRestrict don't show up when on a certain layer
• There is no documentation in the ROUTE command regarding Single Layer mode unless I'm missing something?

Thanks!

[rachaelATWH4]

I agree. I'd like to see this view available in at a minimum Mitre, Move, and Polygon modes too.

Like all additional functions, they MUST be controllable from ULP. Right now there probably isn't much that can be done with it other than assign hot keys so you can access it directly from the keyboard, but if the additional ULP suggestions I have made to enable more interactive ULP's comes to fruition then this could be very useful.

Best Regards,

Rachael

[C.Nicks]

Also don't forget SPLIT!

[Pieter.Jan.Van.de.Maele]

Hey all,

Your comments & suggestions are very valid and would (will) be amazing improvements to the single layer mode tool! Most of these were actually already put on our timeline and you can expect them all to be added at some point over the coming weeks/months. Not necessarily at the same time though.

The reason for this is that we do not try to fight the natural flow of the code too much :). Some things depend on other things that are currently still in the pipeline and because of that some of these improvements will come "for free" if we just wait a bit on them. This is a continuous balancing act where we try to create a nice path forward for us as developers, but still try to put out some nice things from time to time. I hope this makes sense. If you would like more information on this please reach out to me through e-mail or PM and I will be happy to go a bit deeper into some of the details.

Posts like this are super helpful for us and will really help to turn EAGLE into an even greater tool very fast! It's been a hot topic of discussion today :). Thanks for that!!