Hi guys, one thing that I always wanted is a shortcut for iterating the copper layers when using high contrast display mode.
Do you know if such a thing exists, or if it can be customized/created using 5.1.6? Or maybe a 3rdparty plugin that implements it? Or even a python snippet to give it an initial example on how to implement it?
For instance, my PCBs have 4 and 6 layers. Then I would like to cycle through the available copper layers?
The plus/minus keys change the active layer. The main visible layer in high contrast is the active one so these keys should therefore do what you want to do.
OH! Thank you so much Rene!
Is it possible to change the ‘+’ with ‘=’? The plus sign needs the Shift to be pressed together. So, is it possible to change it to = instead, so it will be on the same key, but without needing the shift?
Preferences / Preferences / Hotkeys
For the record, I guess you’re supposed to use the numpad that has very close + and - keys, and don’t require shift etc… If you’re using a laptop, that’s another story 
Get a laptop that has a numeric keypad (both my work and personal laptops have a numeric keypad). 
Or kluge it with a numeric keypad USB/Bluetooth add-on (my previous laptop didn’t have one so I got a Bluetooth keypad that has calculator function, use the keypad for a simple calculator and then with one button send the result as a string of keypresses.).
Yeah, you are right. I am using a keyboard with the numeric pad but since I use a laptop 90% of the time, I totally forgot that.
So, I have a better question/approach. Is it possible to configure 2 shortcuts for the same functionality?
For instance, + and = could be set by default to do the same job, so it would work transparently no matter which kind of keyboard you have.
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