From f68268c8caf65c86752c4e8dbb7a988ff873dd55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth Hillbrand <hillbrand@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:05:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Only update msgpanel when dimension started

Fixes: lp:1765118
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1765118
---
 pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp b/pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp
index 3742f424b4..2c053bcb7b 100644
--- a/pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,10 @@ int DRAWING_TOOL::DrawDimension( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
 
             // Show a preview of the item
             m_view->Update( &preview );
-            frame()->SetMsgPanel( dimension );
+            if( step )
+                frame()->SetMsgPanel( dimension );
+            else
+                frame()->SetMsgPanel( board() );
         }
     }