Index: trunk/src_plugins/act_draw/act_draw.c
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--- trunk/src_plugins/act_draw/act_draw.c	(revision 20235)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/act_draw/act_draw.c	(revision 20236)
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include "conf_core.h"
 
 #include "actions.h"
+#include "board.h"
+#include "flag_str.h"
+#include "obj_line.h"
 #include "plugins.h"
 
 static const char pcb_acts_GetValue[] = "GetValue(input, units, relative, default_unit)";
@@ -59,9 +62,50 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int flg_error(const char *msg)
+{
+	pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "act_draw flag conversion error: %s\n", msg);
+}
 
+static const char pcb_acts_LineNew[] = "LineNew(data, layer, X1, Y1, X2, Y2, Thickness, Clearance, Flags)";
+static const char pcb_acth_LineNew[] = "Create a pcb line segment on a layer. For now data must be \"pcb\". Returns the ID of the new object or 0 on error.";
+static fgw_error_t pcb_act_LineNew(fgw_arg_t *res, int argc, fgw_arg_t *argv)
+{
+	const char *sflg;
+	pcb_line_t *line;
+	pcb_data_t *data;
+	pcb_layer_t *layer;
+	pcb_coord_t x1, y1, x2, y2, th, cl;
+	pcb_flag_t flags;
+
+	PCB_ACT_IRES(0);
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(1, FGW_DATA, LineNew, data = fgw_data(&argv[1]));
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(2, FGW_LAYER, LineNew, layer = fgw_layer(&argv[2]));
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(3, FGW_COORD, LineNew, x1 = fgw_coord(&argv[3]));
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(4, FGW_COORD, LineNew, y1 = fgw_coord(&argv[4]));
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(5, FGW_COORD, LineNew, x2 = fgw_coord(&argv[5]));
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(6, FGW_COORD, LineNew, y2 = fgw_coord(&argv[6]));
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(7, FGW_COORD, LineNew, th = fgw_coord(&argv[7]));
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(8, FGW_COORD, LineNew, cl = fgw_coord(&argv[8]));
+	PCB_ACT_CONVARG(9, FGW_STR, LineNew, sflg = argv[9].val.str);
+
+	if ((data != PCB->Data) || (layer == NULL))
+		return 0;
+
+	flags = pcb_strflg_s2f(sflg, flg_error, NULL, 0);
+	line = pcb_line_new(layer, x1, y1, x2, y2, th, cl*2, flags);
+
+	if (line != NULL) {
+		res->type = FGW_LONG;
+		res->val.nat_long = line->ID;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 pcb_action_t act_draw_action_list[] = {
-	{"GetValue", pcb_act_GetValue, pcb_acth_GetValue, pcb_acts_GetValue}
+	{"GetValue", pcb_act_GetValue, pcb_acth_GetValue, pcb_acts_GetValue},
+	{"LineNew", pcb_act_LineNew, pcb_acth_LineNew, pcb_acts_LineNew}
 };
 
 static const char *act_draw_cookie = "act_draw";