Footprint library browser don't works in Legacy toolset

[Piotr Gałka]

5.1.4
When you have Legacy toolset active then Footprint library browser don't works.
The footprint window instead being black is white and nothing is shown when you select footprint.
When you switch from Modern to Legacy Library browser works till you rerun KiCad (or only Footprint editor-not sure). The same if you switch from Legacy to Modern - it don't helps till you rerun program.

The problem is that Legacy seems to be default (may be only in Footprint Editor).
I have installed 5.1.4 (Windows) some time ago at two PCs. At one I'm working, at second it is with default libraries. I wonted to search for one footprint in default libraries so I run today Footprint Editor for the first time then I run Library browser and zonk. I didn't understood what is going on.

May be instead of fixing it the better would be to gray the Library Browser in Footprint Editor menu when Legacy is selected (as Legacy is to be removed).

Application: ModEdit
Version: (5.1.4)-1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.61.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1 (WinSSL) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.6 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) nghttp2/1.34.0
Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.68.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.61.1
    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_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

What do you mean by legacy canvas? AFAIK, there is no legacy canvas in the 5.1 branch. There is only modern toolset accelerated and fallback canvases. Do you mean "fallback" canvas?

[jean-pierre charras (jp-charras)]

AFAIK in 5.1 the legacy canvas is disabled on Linux with GTK3.
It exists on Windows and Linux/GTK2

[Piotr Gałka (piotrgalka)]

@Wayne
In schematic or symbol editor I can't select Legacy Toolset, but in PcbNew and Footprint Editor in Preference I have Legacy Toolset (F9) menu position (stable 5.1.4 Windows).

I didn't use Legacy intentionally. I felt into it when I run KiCad to browse footprints at PC I'm not normally working so that KiCad was after installation not used before.

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

Sorry about the noise. I forgot that the legacy canvas is still in play on gtk2 and msw.

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

I can see this on macOS using 5.1.4 downloaded from the KiCad website. To reproduce you must:
1) Switch Pcbnew to legacy canvas.
2) Quit KiCad.
3) Start KiCad.
4) Open Pcbnew.
5) Open the Footprint Library Browser.

Application:
Version: (5.1.4-0-10_14), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.54.0 LibreSSL/2.6.5 zlib/1.2.11 nghttp2/1.24.1
Platform: Mac OS X (Darwin 18.7.0 x86_64), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,STL containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.69.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.54.0
    Compiler: Clang 9.0.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON