Index: draw_csect.c
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--- draw_csect.c	(revision 8402)
+++ draw_csect.c	(revision 8403)
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
 static pcb_coord_t ox, oy, cx, cy;
 static int drag_addgrp, drag_delgrp, drag_addlayer, drag_dellayer;
 static pcb_layergrp_id_t gactive = -1;
+static pcb_layer_id_t lactive = -1;
 
 typedef enum {
 	MARK_GRP_FRAME,
@@ -330,6 +331,19 @@
 		gactive = -1;
 }
 
+static void mark_layer(pcb_coord_t x, pcb_coord_t y)
+{
+	lactive = get_layer_coords(x, y);
+	if (lactive >= 0) {
+		dhrect(
+			PCB_COORD_TO_MM(layer_crd[lactive].X1)-1, PCB_COORD_TO_MM(layer_crd[lactive].Y1)-1,
+			PCB_COORD_TO_MM(layer_crd[lactive].X2)+1, PCB_COORD_TO_MM(layer_crd[lactive].Y2)+1,
+			0.1, 0.1, 3, 3, 0
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+
 static void draw_hover_label(const char *str)
 {
 	int x0 = PCB_MM_TO_COORD(2.5); /* compensate for the mouse cursor (sort of random) */
@@ -473,7 +487,7 @@
 			draw_hover_label("ADD LAYER");
 		}
 		if (drag_dellayer) {
-			mark_grp(cy, PCB_LYT_COPPER | PCB_LYT_MASK, MARK_GRP_FRAME);
+			mark_layer(cx, cy);
 			draw_hover_label("DEL LAYER");
 		}
 		else if (drag_lid >= 0) {
@@ -641,7 +655,13 @@
 				res = 1;
 			}
 			else if (drag_dellayer) {
+				if (lactive >= 0) {
+					char tmp[32];
+					sprintf(tmp, "%d", lactive);
+					pcb_hid_actionl("MoveLayer", tmp, "-1", NULL);
+				}
 				drag_dellayer = 0;
+				lactive = -1;
 				res = 1;
 			}
 			else if (drag_lid >= 0) {