[Bf-blender-cvs] [42224bf6237] blender-v2.83-release: GPencil: Add always empty frame when add new layer

[Antonio Vazquez]

Commit: 42224bf6237bd7bfd4a81510bdd533648463b5aa
Author: Antonio Vazquez
Date:   Thu Apr 16 22:43:41 2020 +0200
Branches: blender-v2.83-release
https://developer.blender.org/rB42224bf6237bd7bfd4a81510bdd533648463b5aa

GPencil: Add always empty frame when add new layer

The dopesheet needs to have a frame to display the channel, so an empty frame is created in the current frame.

See T66505 for details of why an empty channel cannot be displayed.

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M	source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_data.c

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diff --git a/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_data.c b/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_data.c
index 1e49195140c..c05162510d7 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_data.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/gpencil/gpencil_data.c
@@ -241,10 +241,8 @@ static int gp_layer_add_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
     if ((ob != NULL) && (ob->type == OB_GPENCIL)) {
       gpd = (bGPdata *)ob->data;
       bGPDlayer *gpl = BKE_gpencil_layer_addnew(gpd, DATA_("GP_Layer"), true);
-      ScrArea *area = CTX_wm_area(C);
-
-      /* In dopesheet add a new frame. */
-      if ((gpl != NULL) && (area->spacetype == SPACE_ACTION)) {
+      /* Add a new frame to make it visible in Dopesheet. */
+      if (gpl != NULL) {
         gpl->actframe = BKE_gpencil_layer_frame_get(gpl, CFRA, GP_GETFRAME_ADD_NEW);
       }
     }