Index: layer.h
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--- layer.h	(revision 21672)
+++ layer.h	(revision 21673)
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 #include "globalconst.h"
 #include "global_typedefs.h"
 #include "attrib.h"
+#include "color.h"
 #include "obj_common.h"
 #include "obj_arc_list.h"
 #include "obj_line_list.h"
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@
 		struct { /* A real board layer */
 			pcb_layergrp_id_t grp;         /* the group this layer is in (cross-reference) */
 			pcb_bool vis;                  /* visible flag */
-			char *color;                   /* strdup'd */
+			pcb_color_t color;             /* copied */
 			int no_drc;                    /* whether to ignore the layer when checking the design rules */
 			const char *cookie;            /* for UI layers: registration cookie; NULL for unused UI layers */
 			pcb_xform_t xform;             /* layer specified rendering transformation */
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@
 
 typedef struct {
 	const char *name, *abbrev;
-	char * const *force_color;
+	pcb_color_t const *force_color;
 	const char *select_name;
 	int vis_offs, sel_offs;
 } pcb_menu_layers_t;
@@ -278,16 +279,18 @@
 const char *pcb_layer_name(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_id_t id);
 
 /* Return the default color for a new layer from the config */
-const char *pcb_layer_default_color(int idx, pcb_layer_type_t lyt);
+const pcb_color_t *pcb_layer_default_color(int idx, pcb_layer_type_t lyt);
 
 /* Rename/recolor an existing layer by idx */
 int pcb_layer_rename(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_id_t layer, const char *lname);
 int pcb_layer_recolor(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_id_t layer, const char *lcolor);
 
-/* changes the name/color of a layer; string has to be allocated by the caller (pcb_strdup) */
+/* changes the color of a layer; string has to be allocated by the caller (pcb_strdup) */
 int pcb_layer_rename_(pcb_layer_t *Layer, char *Name);
-int pcb_layer_recolor_(pcb_layer_t *Layer, char *color);
 
+/* Low level layer color change, parsed color must be available */
+int pcb_layer_recolor_(pcb_layer_t *Layer, const pcb_color_t *color);
+
 /* index is 0..PCB_MAX_LAYER-1.  If old_index is -1, a new layer is
    inserted at that index.  If new_index is -1, the specified layer is
    deleted.  Returns non-zero on error, zero if OK.  */