Index: trunk/src/layer.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/layer.c	(revision 11868)
+++ trunk/src/layer.c	(revision 11869)
@@ -848,6 +848,13 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+void pcb_layer_edit_attrib(pcb_layer_t *layer)
+{
+	char *buf = pcb_strdup_printf(buf, "Layer %s Attributes", layer->meta.real.name);
+	pcb_gui->edit_attributes(buf, &(layer->meta.real.Attributes));
+	free(buf);
+}
+
 static pcb_layer_id_t pcb_layer_get_cached(pcb_layer_id_t *cache, unsigned int loc, unsigned int typ)
 {
 	pcb_layergrp_t *g;
Index: trunk/src/layer.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/layer.h	(revision 11868)
+++ trunk/src/layer.h	(revision 11869)
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@
 /* Modify tree pointers in dst to point to src's; allocates trees for src if they are not yet allocated */
 void pcb_layer_link_trees(pcb_layer_t *dst, pcb_layer_t *src);
 
+/* Open the attribute editor for a layer */
+void pcb_layer_edit_attrib(pcb_layer_t *layer);
 
 /* list of virtual layers: these are generated by the draw code but do not
    have a real layer in the array */
Index: trunk/src/object_act.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 11868)
+++ trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 11869)
@@ -139,10 +139,7 @@
 					return 1;
 				}
 			}
-			buf = (char *) malloc(strlen(layer->meta.real.name) + strlen("Layer X Attributes"));
-			sprintf(buf, "Layer %s Attributes", layer->meta.real.name);
-			pcb_gui->edit_attributes(buf, &(layer->meta.real.Attributes));
-			free(buf);
+			pcb_layer_edit_attrib(layer);
 			return 0;
 		}