Affinity Photo 2.04 - Layers with wrong arrangement "move to front" - "move to back"

[oliver_fuchs]

Hi,

Today I ran into the following problem: the bottom layer is the top layer and vice versa - when trying to move the top layer forward with the "move to front" command, it moves backwards - and vice versa. Does anyone have an explanation for this (the file as affinity file attached)

(Latest Affinity Phot version on latest windows version)

Layer_wrong.afphoto

[v_kyr]

26 minutes ago, oliver_fuchs said:

... - when trying to move the top layer forward with the "move to front" command, it moves backwards - and vice versa.

It might be due to the underlayed used datastructure here which holds internally the layer elements. If it is a circular linear list the elements can be move that way around at either end.

[walt.farrell]

It's because of the Blend Ranges, which for both layers are set this way:

[- S -]

IMO, Serif should add an icon to the layer when Blend Options adjustments are not set to the default values – like they do with Layer Effects.  Currently there's no indication to the user at all.

 

[walt.farrell]

11 minutes ago, - S - said:

IMO, Serif should add an icon to the layer when Blend Options adjustments are not set to the default values – like they do with Layer Effects.  Currently there's no indication to the user at all.

 

I agree. And that has been requested, probably multiple times.

[oliver_fuchs]

HI,

thanks for the reply ... thought i will lose my mind . I have always assumed that the blend options are set to "default after i rasterized and trimmed the layer - like in "merge visible"

 

Thank you!!!

[oliver_fuchs]

P.S.:

Here is a checklist in case things in Affinity Photo don't look/behave the way they should:

1) Check your Blend Ranges

2) Check select/deselct

3) Check Navigator Zoom level (100%)