Index: trunk/src/object_act.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 8682)
+++ trunk/src/object_act.c	(revision 8683)
@@ -1038,6 +1038,12 @@
 @item down
 Moves the layer down.
 
+@item step+
+Moves the layer towards the end of its group's list.
+
+@item step-
+Moves the layer towards the beginning of its group's list.
+
 @item c
 Creates a new layer.
 
@@ -1078,6 +1084,21 @@
 			return 1;
 		new_top = new_index;
 	}
+	else if (strncmp(argv[1], "step", 4) == 0) {
+		pcb_layer_t *l = CURRENT;
+		pcb_layer_group_t *g = pcb_get_layergrp(PCB, l->grp);
+		if (g == NULL) {
+			pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Invalid layer group\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		switch(argv[1][4]) {
+			case '+': return pcb_layergrp_step_layer(g, pcb_layer_id(PCB->Data, l), +1); break;
+			case '-': return pcb_layergrp_step_layer(g, pcb_layer_id(PCB->Data, l), -1); break;
+		}
+		pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Invalid step direction\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	else
 		new_index = atoi(argv[1]);
 
Index: trunk/src/pcb-menu-gtk.lht
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/pcb-menu-gtk.lht	(revision 8682)
+++ trunk/src/pcb-menu-gtk.lht	(revision 8683)
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@
 						-
 						ha:Delete current layer   = { action=MoveLayer(c,-1) }
 						ha:Add new layer          = { action=MoveLayer(-1,c) }
-						ha:Move current layer up  = { action=MoveLayer(c,up) }
-						ha:Move current layer down= { action=MoveLayer(c,down) }
+						ha:Move current layer up  = { action=MoveLayer(c,step-) }
+						ha:Move current layer down= { action=MoveLayer(c,step+) }
 					}
 				}
 				ha:Full screen                = { checked=editor/fullscreen; a=<Key>\\;  action=fullscreen(toggle) }
@@ -631,12 +631,12 @@
 				ha:Layer properties...              = { action=EditLayer() }
 				ha:Grouping... (layer preferences)  = { action=DoWindows(Preferences, 1, "User PoV/Layers") }
 				-
-				ha:Move up                          = { action=MoveLayer(c, up) }
-				ha:Move down                        = { action=MoveLayer(c, down) }
+				ha:Move up (within group)           = { action=MoveLayer(c, step-) }
+				ha:Move down (within group)         = { action=MoveLayer(c, step+) }
 				-
 				ha:Remove                           = { action=MoveLayer(c, -1) }
 				ha:Insert new, before this layer    = { action=MoveLayer(-1, c) }
-				ha:Insert new, after this layer     = { action={ MoveLayer(-1, c); MoveLayer(c, down) } }
+				ha:Insert new, after this layer     = { action={ MoveLayer(-1, c); MoveLayer(c, step+) } }
 			}
 		} # layer
 
Index: trunk/src/pcb-menu-lesstif.lht
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/pcb-menu-lesstif.lht	(revision 8682)
+++ trunk/src/pcb-menu-lesstif.lht	(revision 8683)
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@
 						-
 						ha:Delete current layer = { action=MoveLayer(c,-1) }
 						ha:Add new layer = { action=MoveLayer(-1,c) }
-						ha:Move current layer up = { action=MoveLayer(c,up) }
-						ha:Move current layer down = { action=MoveLayer(c,down) }
+						ha:Move current layer up = { action=MoveLayer(c,step-) }
+						ha:Move current layer down = { action=MoveLayer(c,step+) }
 					}
 				}
 			}
Index: trunk/src/pcb-menu-mkey.lht
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/pcb-menu-mkey.lht	(revision 8682)
+++ trunk/src/pcb-menu-mkey.lht	(revision 8683)
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@
 						-
 						ha:Delete current layer   = { action=MoveLayer(c,-1) }
 						ha:Add new layer          = { action=MoveLayer(-1,c) }
-						ha:Move current layer up  = { action=MoveLayer(c,up) }
-						ha:Move current layer down= { action=MoveLayer(c,down) }
+						ha:Move current layer up  = { action=MoveLayer(c,step-) }
+						ha:Move current layer down= { action=MoveLayer(c,step+) }
 					}
 				}
 				ha:Full screen                = { checked=editor/fullscreen; a=<Key>\\;  action=fullscreen(toggle) }