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Feature Request: More that one "Layers" panel


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Currently there is only one "Layers" outliner possible, that shows whole tree. This is inconvenient when you have some frequently used "masks" layers - you always have to scroll the tree.

Would be great if some group or whole tree can be detached into another "Layers" panel, so you can access different layers inside hierarchy without scrolling

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Many operations are performed on the currently selected layer. With the ability to independently display (and select) different layers, it will be quite complicated and quite confusing - the user will perform operations on other layers than intended.

Therefore, I think that to facilitate the transition between layers and the display of frequently used sections, Bookmarks could be used, as they are used for tagging in otherwise long and confusing source code.
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With keyboard shortcuts, it's a fairly effective way to quickly view and jump between frequently edited parts of code.

P.S. To facilitate orientation in the hierarchy of deeply nested parts of code, vertical lines are used, which would help to improve orientation even in submerged groups in the Layer panel.

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Bookmarks would be cool, agreed!

>Many operations are performed on the currently selected layer. With the ability to independently display (and select) different layers, it will be quite complicated and quite confusing - the user will perform operations on other layers than intended.
Imho it is not a problem, several outliners are meant to be synced (selecting layer in one selects it in all). This exactly the way to elect the layer you want FAST, without scrolling and opening/closing groups. There is also many operations that do not require layer to be selected - like ctrl-click on layer to select content/mask - etc

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