Index: trunk/src/layer.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/layer.c	(revision 17628)
+++ trunk/src/layer.c	(revision 17629)
@@ -654,6 +654,12 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+pcb_layer_id_t pcb_layer_str2id(pcb_data_t *data, const char *str)
+{
+
+}
+
+
 void pcb_layer_link_trees(pcb_layer_t *dst, pcb_layer_t *src)
 {
 	/* we can't link non-existing trees - make sure src does have the trees initialized */
Index: trunk/src/layer.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/layer.h	(revision 17628)
+++ trunk/src/layer.h	(revision 17629)
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@
 /* Open the attribute editor for a layer */
 void pcb_layer_edit_attrib(pcb_layer_t *layer);
 
+/* Convert a textual layer reference into a layer ID. The text is either
+   #id or a layer name. */
+pcb_layer_id_t pcb_layer_str2id(pcb_data_t *data, const char *str);
 
 /* How deep subcs can be nested */
 #define PCB_MAX_BOUND_LAYER_RECURSION 128