Index: oldactions.c
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--- oldactions.c	(revision 32106)
+++ oldactions.c	(revision 32107)
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #include "obj_subc.h"
 #include <librnd/core/compat_misc.h>
 #include "netlist.h"
+#include "funchash_core.h"
+#include "search.h"
 
 static void conf_toggle(rnd_conf_role_t role, const char *path)
 {
@@ -457,7 +459,84 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const char pcb_acts_Attributes[] = "Attributes(Layout|Layer|Element|Subc)\n" "Attributes(Layer,layername)";
+static const char pcb_acth_Attributes[] =
+	"Let the user edit the attributes of the layout, current or given\n"
+	"layer, or selected subcircuit.";
+/* DOC: attributes.html */
+static fgw_error_t pcb_act_Attributes(fgw_arg_t *res, int argc, fgw_arg_t *argv)
+{
+	pcb_board_t *pcb = PCB_ACT_BOARD;
+	int id;
+	const char *layername = NULL;
 
+	RND_ACT_CONVARG(1, FGW_KEYWORD, Attributes, id = fgw_keyword(&argv[1]));
+	RND_ACT_MAY_CONVARG(2, FGW_STR, Attributes, layername = argv[2].val.str);
+	RND_ACT_IRES(0);
+
+	switch(id) {
+	case F_Layout:
+		rnd_actionl("propedit", "board", NULL);
+		break;
+
+	case F_Layer:
+		if (layername != NULL) {
+			char *tmp = rnd_concat("layer:", layername, NULL);
+			rnd_actionl("propedit", tmp, NULL);
+			free(tmp);
+		}
+		else
+			rnd_actionl("propedit", "layer", NULL);
+		break;
+
+	case F_Element:
+	case F_Subc:
+		{
+			int n_found = 0;
+			pcb_subc_t *s = NULL;
+			PCB_SUBC_LOOP(pcb->Data);
+			{
+				if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_SELECTED, subc)) {
+					s = subc;
+					n_found++;
+				}
+			}
+			PCB_END_LOOP;
+			if (n_found > 1) {
+				rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "Too many subcircuits selected\n");
+				return 1;
+			}
+			if (n_found == 0) {
+				rnd_coord_t x, y;
+				void *ptrtmp;
+				rnd_hid_get_coords("Click on a subcircuit", &x, &y, 0);
+				if ((pcb_search_screen(x, y, PCB_OBJ_SUBC, &ptrtmp, &ptrtmp, &ptrtmp)) != PCB_OBJ_VOID)
+					s = (pcb_subc_t *)ptrtmp;
+				else {
+					rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "No subcircuit found there\n");
+					RND_ACT_IRES(-1);
+					return 0;
+				}
+			}
+
+			{
+				char *tmp = rnd_strdup_printf("object:%ld", s->ID);
+				rnd_actionl("propedit", tmp, NULL);
+				free(tmp);
+			}
+
+			break;
+		}
+
+	default:
+		RND_ACT_FAIL(Attributes);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
 rnd_action_t oldactions_action_list[] = {
 	{"DumpLibrary", pcb_act_DumpLibrary, pcb_acth_DumpLibrary, pcb_acts_DumpLibrary},
 	{"Bell", pcb_act_Bell, pcb_acth_Bell, pcb_acts_Bell},
@@ -474,6 +553,7 @@
 	{"LibraryChanged", pcb_act_LibraryChanged, pcb_acth_LibraryChanged, pcb_acts_LibraryChanged},
 	{"ImportGUI", pcb_act_ImportGUI, pcb_acth_ImportGUI, pcb_acts_ImportGUI},
 	{"Import", pcb_act_Import, pcb_acth_Import, pcb_acts_Import},
+	{"Attributes", pcb_act_Attributes, pcb_acth_Attributes, pcb_acts_Attributes},
 
 	/* deprecated actions */
 	{"ToggleHideName", pcb_act_ToggleHideName, 0, 0},