While editing in layout, it's not possible to go to the tool panel

Layout
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Hi there,

Anyone knows why in Kicad 9.0 it’s nomore possible while editing/drawing in layout, to go to the panel tool? I thing this was alowed in the previsous versions, but I might be wrong…

Example: Creating a rectangular shape or creating a Text in layout, during the creation mode and at the same time chose on what layer it will be created.

Thank you

2

Please be more exact with terminology. There’s no “panel tool” in KiCad.

3

I mean for that, layer view

4

Sorry, but I still don’t know what you are talking about. There’s no text “layer view” in any UI component in KiCad. The closest I can get is the “Appearance” panel and “Layers” tab there. If I choose a layer to be active, i.e. it has the triangle mark on the left side of the layer name, I can draw a graphical shape on that layer. If I start the Draw Text tool, KiCad opens the Text Properties dialog where the active layer is already pre-selected but can be changed.

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I’m trying to reach the mouse thre and I can’t. I’ve to cancel the draw creation and select first in what layer I want. And I know of coarse I can do it after making the shape by double clicking on it… But I’m talking doing this on the fly to be faster.

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It works for me in V8.0.9 and V9.0.1

7

It works for me too. (kicad 9.0.1 on Win10 and on Win11)

As there is a big chance that such issues depend on your special computer cofiguration its always good to give detailed information about your kicad installation. (use Kicad–>help–>copy system information button).