adjustments/layer effect FX/live filter

[Gary B]

under layers are 3 icons

adjustments/layer effect FX/live filter

some time i dont know what setting are so i have to click one of the icon

so lets say i click FX come to find out nope there where not the settings i was looking for

so now to close the window i have to go over to the FX floating menu to close it.

should be click FX icon to open setting click FX icon again to close it

or click  another icon to close the previous setting MENU

my other problem is some setting have adjustments and some dont

like adjustment>invert

once click it adds it to the layers and maybe i didnt want it to

there is no option button to apply or a X to close the window and cancel,

i find my self spending a lot of time deleting the layer setting i dont want.

Edited September 21, 2021 by Gary B

[fde101]

6 hours ago, Gary B said:

live filter

The live filter options are exclusive to Affinity Photo and you posted this in a section of the forum specific to Affinity Designer; guessing this should be moved to the Affinity Photo section?

 

6 hours ago, Gary B said:

so now to close the window i have to go over to the FX floating menu to close it.

should be click FX icon to open setting click FX icon again to close it

That is how menus often behave but the "fx" button opens a window, not a menu.  Windows don't typically behave that way.

 

6 hours ago, Gary B said:

my other problem is some setting have adjustments and some dont

What kind of settings would you expect for Invert?

 

6 hours ago, Gary B said:

once click it adds it to the layers and maybe i didnt want it to

there is no option button to apply or a X to close the window and cancel,

The window that pops up with the options for most of the adjustment layers and live filters offer the "Merge" and "Delete" buttons for convenience:

• The "Merge" button will sometimes merge the adjustment layer into the layer(s) impacted by the adjustment, removing the adjustment layer, in the case that this is feasible: with vector objects it often isn't in which case it simply closes the window and leaves the layer intact, but if it is applied to a raster layer it will instead "bake in" the adjustment and the adjustment layer goes away.  
• The "Delete" button deletes the adjustment layer.  This window is not required to create the adjustment layer - it is already there when you select the option in the context menu.  

The window simply provides access to the controls for the parameters of the adjustment; the "Merge" and "Delete" buttons, while convenient, are not necessary as their functions can be done in other ways.

 

6 hours ago, Gary B said:

i find my self spending a lot of time deleting the layer setting i dont want.

Just press the delete key on your keyboard.  The invert layer is selected upon creation so that should get rid of it quickly and easily.

[Gary B]

didnt realize i posted this in the wrong forum

im trying to not use a bunch of hot keys to do some thing and if im not applying it then why would it apply,

sure i can press UNDO or delete.

if you click file >new >document and if you click anyone it wont make a new one until you press create same as confiriming,

but you can still click any other one to see it update with out confirming.

the assets menu dont work like that and you cant change your mind once selected with out pressing more keys to get rid of some thing you did not confirm.

be like file>new>document and as soon as click any icon it made that document size.

work around is not fixing it its just another way of doing it

5 hours ago, fde101 said:

What kind of settings would you expect for Invert?

its under (adjustment) if there is nothing to adjust then why is it there?

Edited September 21, 2021 by Gary B

[Old Bruce]

12 hours ago, Gary B said:

under layers are 3 icons

adjustments/layer effect FX/live filter

some time i dont know what setting are so i have to click one of the icon

 

Set up a shorter tooltip delay and use those.

[Gary B]

the name does me no good i need to see the setting the one that all ways gets me is FX

if i accindently click it i have to press another key to remove it, i can press the X or ESC key

i dont like to press ESC because some time i just dont want to keep my left hand on the keyboard

and i dont want to click the X because now i have to move my mouse,

if my cursor is over FX then click once to open and click again to close or chose another setting to close the previous setting,

my cursor is where i can open or close or chose another setting so my cursor in the area is what i want

[Old Bruce]

3 minutes ago, Gary B said:

if i accindently click it i have to press another key to remove it, i can press the X or ESC key

 

Strictly speaking you don't have to dismiss the fx window.

 

5 minutes ago, Gary B said:

the name does me no good i need to see the setting the one that all ways gets me is FX

This sentence makes no sense to me.

Why does the name of the type of layer do you no good?

What sort of 'setting' are you needing to see?

I don't know if you want to always get the FX window or you don't want that one.

 

[Wosven]

Perhaps you're beginning with the app, when you'll know it better you won't make errors or even use shortcuts to add the adjustments you need, or add shortcuts for your favorites.

[Gary B]

what do you mean dismiss the fx window.?

if i change my mind and dont want to use it i have to dismess the fx by esc or X.

i see the name but to see what i really want i need to see ALL setting in the menu just like if i was to press FX i can see every thing

but the pain is i now changed my mind so now i got to go some where else to close the menu and my cursor is over FX from the start so if my cursor is all ready there

why not let me click it again to close it (simple) and left hand is free not needed to use to change any thing,

maybe i have a bottle of water in my left hand using the app and trying to have fun using only the right hand with the mouse

but the fun ends when your using your left hand clicking away using hot keys its just no fun.

i used these setting before many of time but it all ways seams to get me where i change my mind.

if you can make the software more simplify for new or advance users then why not?

 

be like if you want to edit your post click the edit button 1 time

but if you edit your post more then once you have to press CTRL+SHIFT double click the edit option then press enter 😁

which would you prefer?

you dont have to be advance or new user to change your mind in the software or editing a post.

 

i think this will wrap it up i see no other option at this time. thanks

Edited September 21, 2021 by Gary B