Zero1 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 When Show object Type is turned off in the layers panel, it should show the object type after the layer name (as in V1). Now it is all or nothing and when the show object type is turned off, there is no way to see the difference between a pixel and an image layer (which can be quite frustrating, as depending on pixel or image, things work differently...) Showing the object type after layer is also useful when filters eg are applied and titles were changed. It now shows a different icon for each filter applied (right v2) but in V1 (left) it was much easier to see what filter was applied. Even if you would know all the icons by heart, on a big screen you really need to focus to differentiate the icons, where as text, it's super clear. I do like the icons (looks much better then v1) but i think the filter name should be printed after layer title (when Show object type is turned off) GRAFKOM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Zero1 said: Now it is all or nothing and when the show object type is turned off, there is no way to see the difference between a pixel and an image layer Hover over where the icon used to be and you will get a Tooltip popup showing you the layer/object type 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...
Zero1 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 Thanks for pointing that out carl123 and i was aware of it, but as you can understand it is not very practical to hover over each layer you have to find out what it was, don't you think? Secondly it does not help to give a quick overview what is what, in 1 look. GRAFKOM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Zero1 said: Secondly it does not help to give a quick overview what is what, in 1 look Isn't that what "Show Object Type" does? You soon get used to all the new icons and they take up far less room Your V1 layer screenshot above already shows 2 of the filter names that don't fit in the available space But if you want them why not just add them, in brackets, when you rename the layer? 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...
Zero1 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, carl123 said: Isn't that what "Show Object Type" does? You soon get used to all the new icons and they take up far less room Your V1 layer screenshot above already shows 2 of the filter names that don't fit in the available space But if you want them why not just add them, in brackets, when you rename the layer? Let's agree to disagree on the matter of whether it gives a better overview or not (less/more room). On the matter of the V1 Layer remark, the width of the panels can be controlled, so the full text can be made visible if needed and indeed i do add them now in the title when i change the title (which i was not doing when using v1) Again it is not something critical, i just wanted to point out that when show object types is turned off, it becomes very difficult to notice the difference between pixel and image layer (without hovering). All the other layers have their own icons and are easier to spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 1 hour ago, carl123 said: You soon get used to all the new icons and they take up far less room Yup. They take so little room that I can barely tell which icon is which. In other words:+1 to @Zero1's proposal to optionally add the text description back. lalcimo and Old Bruce 2 Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Instead of adding back the layer type words - I found them distracting - I'd rather have larger layer type icons. As loukash stated, you can barely tell which icon is which. I'd happily sacrifice some horizontal space for larger icons. Perhaps an object to toggle between small icons for those who like them and larger icons for those of us who can't see them? Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M4 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero1 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, MikeTO said: Perhaps an object to toggle between small icons for those who like them and larger icons for those of us who can't see them? That would be perfect also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalcimo Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I know this is Affinity Photo's thread but I have this same problem for Affinity Designer. Seeing the object type helps a lot in my workflow as well. Maybe adding an option to turn it on as text rather than small icons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella_K Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 +1 for the text option for all 3 apps. I find these icons (plus all the redesigned tool icons) so frustrating I had to go back to using the V1 suite. They're too small, they're hard to recognize, and I just can't memorize them. Besides, it doesn't even show the icon for everything when objects are nested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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