Currently the only way to reload the gerber files is to do File->Clear all layer and then load the files again. A button or menu entry to reload the set of files currently loaded would be nice.
Application: gerbview
Version: (6.0.0-rc1-dev-581-g9eb574015), debug build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.4
libcurl/7.61.0 GnuTLS/3.5.19 zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.4) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.32.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.18.0-1-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
Boost: 1.62.0
OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
Curl: 7.61.0
Compiler: GCC 8.2.0 with C++ ABI 1013
Build settings:
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
KICAD_SPICE=OFF
All files can be reloaded using either the Toolbar or the File Menu with the attached patch. After reloading, the file order is maintained. However, if there were any empty layers between the previously loaded files, they will be filled.