orangefizz Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 When working with layers in osx, after I've deselected a layer and navigate away from the window and then return, the layers window has defaulted back to the top. If you're working with a lot of layers (who isn't?) this can become quite laborious having to go back down through all the layers to find the one you were working on. Whichever layer I was working on within the document/session, even if it's deselected, the layers window should remain *with that layer visible* just as I left it. Quote Mac Mini (2018) - OS X 10.15.7 - 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 If I change to another document and return then the Layers panel is scrolled back to the top but if I change to another panel and back it's exactly where I left it. Are you seeing something different? 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 Sonoma 14.6.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefizz Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 Staying in the same document I see no change; but if I open a different tab and return, the layers has snapped back to the top—even when the item in that layer is still selected. Quote Mac Mini (2018) - OS X 10.15.7 - 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 Agreed, it shouldn't be scrolled to the top if a layer is selected. There's a similar issue with grouped layers but I'll have to do more testing to figure it out. I'm forever losing my place in the list but I haven't figured out the sequence of events yet. 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 Sonoma 14.6.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefizz Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 But even if it's not selected, IMO there's no reason to reset the window's contents. If I'm working in and around those layers, I'd like to stay there. YES! I also recall something weird with the grouped layers or maybe it was adjustment/effect layers: one is medium grey the other is not-medium grey..? Quote Mac Mini (2018) - OS X 10.15.7 - 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 2 hours ago, orangefizz said: But even if it's not selected, IMO there's no reason to reset the window's contents. If I'm working in and around those layers, I'd like to stay there. Because the panel is shared between documents, Affinity needs to redraw it when you change tabs. It's just not keeping track of where it was when you change documents. 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 Sonoma 14.6.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefizz Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. One document might have 3 layers, another might have 30. If I'm switching between them it follows that I shouldn't have to go hunting for that section of the layers window each time. It's laborious. Just as with history or zoom level or ruler setting, it should record the position of the layers for each document whether or not I have something selected. Definitely a missing feature. Quote Mac Mini (2018) - OS X 10.15.7 - 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 2 hours ago, orangefizz said: This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. One document might have 3 layers, another might have 30. If I'm switching between them it follows that I shouldn't have to go hunting for that section of the layers window each time. It's laborious. I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just explaining why it is the way it is. When a document tab is activated the Layers panel is redrawn from scratch but it doesn't reset the scroll position to the active layer. The same problem exists with every other panel that has a list of items such as Text Styles, Index, etc. 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 Sonoma 14.6.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefizz Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Yup. I could be wrong but I don't remember this happening in Photoshop/Illustrator. Text styles etc I can deal with—less context-specific—but layers are the bricks and mortar and can be very complex. So devs!: please treat the layers panel as an extension of the each document's properties/edit state. For ongoing workflow, this is crucial. Quote Mac Mini (2018) - OS X 10.15.7 - 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 5 hours ago, orangefizz said: So devs!: please treat the layers panel as an extension of the each document's properties/edit state. For ongoing workflow, this is crucial. You should post that to the Feature Requests section of the site if you want to make sure the developers see it. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.3 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ron P. Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 18 hours ago, orangefizz said: Yup. I could be wrong but I don't remember this happening in Photoshop/Illustrator. Wow, since Affinity is suppose to be identical???? Quote Affinity Photo 2.5..; Affinity Designer 2.5..; Affinity Publisher 2.5..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefizz Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 *Usable Quote Mac Mini (2018) - OS X 10.15.7 - 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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