Selection box color is put into render settings. Selection layer is removed from active layers.

pcbnew/pcb_painter.cpp

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ void PCB_RENDER_SETTINGS::ImportLegacyColors( COLORS_DESIGN_SETTINGS* aSettings
     m_layerColors[ITEM_GAL_LAYER( PAD_FR_NETNAMES_VISIBLE )]    = COLOR4D( 0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.7 );
     m_layerColors[ITEM_GAL_LAYER( PAD_BK_NETNAMES_VISIBLE )]    = COLOR4D( 0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.7 );
     m_layerColors[ITEM_GAL_LAYER( WORKSHEET )]                  = COLOR4D( 0.5, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 );
+    m_layerColors[ITEM_GAL_LAYER( SELECTION )]                  = COLOR4D( 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5 );
 
     // Netnames for copper layers
     for( LAYER_NUM layer = FIRST_COPPER_LAYER; layer <= LAST_COPPER_LAYER; ++layer )
@@ -911,6 +912,6 @@ void PCB_PAINTER::drawSelectionBox( const VIEW_ITEM* aItem ) const
 
     m_gal->SetIsStroke( false );
     m_gal->SetIsFill( true );
-    m_gal->SetFillColor( COLOR4D( 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5 ) );
+    m_gal->SetFillColor( m_pcbSettings->GetLayerColor( ITEM_GAL_LAYER( SELECTION ) ) );
     m_gal->DrawRectangle( boundingBox.GetOrigin(), boundingBox.GetEnd() );
 }

pcbnew/pcbframe.cpp

@@ -767,8 +767,7 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::setHighContrastLayer( LAYER_NUM aLayer )
         LAYER_NUM layers[] = {
                 GetNetnameLayer( aLayer ), ITEM_GAL_LAYER( VIAS_VISIBLE ),
                 ITEM_GAL_LAYER( VIAS_HOLES_VISIBLE ), ITEM_GAL_LAYER( PADS_VISIBLE ),
-                ITEM_GAL_LAYER( PADS_HOLES_VISIBLE ), ITEM_GAL_LAYER( PADS_NETNAMES_VISIBLE ),
-                ITEM_GAL_LAYER( SELECTION )
+                ITEM_GAL_LAYER( PADS_HOLES_VISIBLE ), ITEM_GAL_LAYER( PADS_NETNAMES_VISIBLE )
         };
 
         for( unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof( layers ) / sizeof( LAYER_NUM ); ++i )