From da558f57d412d0f060756820a173b4f9981bbb89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Young <jeff@rokeby.ie>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:29:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Don't leave selection lying around when swapping out
 footprints.

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/14971
---
 pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp b/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
index e2c98891c5..a5404f164a 100644
--- a/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
@@ -1216,6 +1216,9 @@ void FOOTPRINT_VIEWER_FRAME::SelectAndViewFootprint( int aMode )
         setCurFootprintName( m_fpList->GetBaseString( selection ) );
 
         // Delete the current footprint
+        if( PCB_SELECTION_TOOL* selectionTool = m_toolManager->GetTool<PCB_SELECTION_TOOL>() )
+            selectionTool->ClearSelection( true /* quiet mode */ );
+
         GetBoard()->DeleteAllFootprints();
         GetBoard()->GetNetInfo().RemoveUnusedNets();