From 1201ab5cac4fe2b8df8b5130956cc652f7e42b54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Evans <jon@craftyjon.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2021 21:06:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify track segment length vs net length in message panel

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/8396
---
 pcbnew/track.cpp | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pcbnew/track.cpp b/pcbnew/track.cpp
index 342977a832..dfb62d4428 100644
--- a/pcbnew/track.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/track.cpp
@@ -672,8 +672,10 @@ void TRACK::GetMsgPanelInfo( EDA_DRAW_FRAME* aFrame, std::vector<MSG_PANEL_ITEM>
         aList.emplace_back( _( "Radius" ), MessageTextFromValue( units, radius ) );
     }
 
+    aList.emplace_back( _( "Segment Length" ), MessageTextFromValue( units, GetLength() ) );
+
     // Display full track length (in Pcbnew)
-    if( board )
+    if( board && GetNetCode() > 0 )
     {
         int    count;
         double trackLen;
@@ -681,7 +683,7 @@ void TRACK::GetMsgPanelInfo( EDA_DRAW_FRAME* aFrame, std::vector<MSG_PANEL_ITEM>
 
         std::tie( count, trackLen, lenPadToDie ) = board->GetTrackLength( *this );
 
-        aList.emplace_back( _( "Length" ), MessageTextFromValue( units, trackLen ) );
+        aList.emplace_back( _( "Routed Length" ), MessageTextFromValue( units, trackLen ) );
 
         if( lenPadToDie != 0 )
         {