X-Git-Url: https://git.ayoreis.com/hackapet/Adafruit_Blinka_Displayio.git/blobdiff_plain/572a93198fd9e71d47e408e0c0f2fee21f6a3b9f..09889f5e46420240ade4451f7af6f54814f8cfcd:/displayio/_epaperdisplay.py

diff --git a/displayio/_epaperdisplay.py b/displayio/_epaperdisplay.py
index 59ed690..6ce0664 100644
--- a/displayio/_epaperdisplay.py
+++ b/displayio/_epaperdisplay.py
@@ -248,13 +248,22 @@ class EPaperDisplay:
 
     def show(self, group: Group) -> None:
         # pylint: disable=unnecessary-pass
-        """Switches to displaying the given group of layers. When group is None, the default
+        """
+        .. note:: `show()` is deprecated and will be removed when CircuitPython 9.0.0
+          is released. Use ``.root_group = group`` instead.
+
+        Switches to displaying the given group of layers. When group is None, the default
         CircuitPython terminal will be shown (eventually).
         """
         if group is None:
             group = circuitpython_splash
         self._core.set_root_group(group)
 
+    def _set_root_group(self, root_group: Group) -> None:
+        ok = self._core.set_root_group(root_group)
+        if not ok:
+            raise ValueError("Group already used")
+
     def update_refresh_mode(
         self, start_sequence: ReadableBuffer, seconds_per_frame: float
     ) -> None:
@@ -592,8 +601,8 @@ class EPaperDisplay:
         """The root group on the epaper display.
         If the root group is set to ``None``, no output will be shown.
         """
-        return self._core.root_group
+        return self._core.current_group
 
     @root_group.setter
     def root_group(self, new_group: Group) -> None:
-        self._core.root_group = new_group
+        self._set_root_group(new_group)