spinhead Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 [edit] In Photo:[/edit] How can I release a layer from a group using only the keyboard? I do funky stuff with groups all the time. I hate using the mouse when I don't have to. Extensive searching hasn't found anything useful. If I missed something let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Arrange > Move Outside But you have not said which app you are using so the menu command may be in another menu starting point Old Bruce and Dan C 2 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted June 6, 2022 Staff Share Posted June 6, 2022 Hi @spinhead, You can assign a custom Keyboard Shortcut to Layer > Arrange > Move Outside (Designer & Publisher) or Arrange > Move Outside (Photo) to achieve this Old Bruce and spinhead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinhead Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Dan C said: Hi @spinhead, You can assign a custom Keyboard Shortcut to Layer > Arrange > Move Outside (Designer & Publisher) or Arrange > Move Outside (Photo) to achieve this That's the ticket. Puzzling that the context menu says "Release". Why would the same command have two different labels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 27 minutes ago, spinhead said: Why would the same command have two different labels? Two different commands that have the same function. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.2 Affinity Designer 2.3.1 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinhead Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: Two different commands that have the same function. Eh? Unless I'm missing something, that's a distinction without a difference. And still confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, spinhead said: Eh? Unless I'm missing something, that's a distinction without a difference. And still confusing. Fair enough. What I meant was there is one function called by a Contextual Menu and another called by a Menubar Menu which can be assigned a Keyboard shortcut. They could be the same set of routines called or they could be different routines altogether. It is rather like taking two different roads to arrive a the same location, the directions are different but the destination is the same. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.2 Affinity Designer 2.3.1 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinhead Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 12 hours ago, Old Bruce said: the destination is the same. Does one have some functionality or ability or use that the other doesn't? Just trying to clarify if they are actually different tools, or if they really are exactly the same tool but with two different names based on which menu is in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 14 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Two different commands that have the same function. I think it's a point of view. If I perform an operation on a given layer via the context menu, it is about releasing it from the group. If I perform some operation on the selected layer (s) via the menu, then it is an operation of moving the layer (s) somewhere, including the inverse operation Move Inside, where would the name Release / Unrelease? it was rather confusing. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.3.1.2217 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 54 minutes ago, spinhead said: Does one have some functionality or ability or use that the other doesn't? They "function" differently if you have a Designer document with an Artboard and objects on the Artboard Based on that, there may be other times they function differently R C-R and Old Bruce 2 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinhead Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 4 hours ago, carl123 said: They "function" differently if you have a Designer document with an Artboard and objects on the Artboard Ah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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