reza55n Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Hi everyone! How can I lock layer's selection so if i click outside of the layer, It wouldn't be deselected? It's useful mostly in moving layers and working with vectors. Jimmypearf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 28, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 28, 2016 Hi reza55n, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) I'm not sure what are you trying to achieve here... Why would you want to click outside the selected layer/object? If you want to move more than one object to the selection you can shift-clicking other objects. Am i missing something here? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reza55n Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Hi reza55n,Welcome to Affinity Forums :) I'm not sure what are you trying to achieve here... Why would you want to click outside the selected layer/object? If you want to move more than one object to the selection you can shift-clicking other objects. Am i missing something here? Hi, nice to meet you! Sometimes when I'm working with vectors, unwillingly click beside of a node so layer becomes deselected and another layer may be selected, and it's bother to select the target layer again. Similar happens when moving small layers. In Photoshop, layer selection is locked by default so designer concentrates only on current layer with no fear of changing selection:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M D P Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I want to know this too. I accidentally click outside many times while working with the nodes and it gets deselected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 55 minutes ago, M D P said: I want to know this too. I accidentally click outside many times while working with the nodes and it gets deselected Have the Layer(s) selected you want to lock. Then on the far right end of the Layers tab is a Padlock icon. Press it. You should see a padlock appear on the right side of the Layer(s) you have selected. This only prevents moving/repositioning of those items in those layers. You can also Lock Groups, and individual object within Groups and Layers. Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; 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...
walt.farrell Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Ron P. said: Have the Layer(s) selected you want to lock. Then on the far right end of the Layers tab is a Padlock icon. Press it. You should see a padlock appear on the right side of the Layer(s) you have selected. This only prevents moving/repositioning of those items in those layers But it doesn't prevent deselecting them, does it? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I guess it doesn't. It does make it easier to reselect if others are locked.. Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; 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...
M D P Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Ron P. said: Have the Layer(s) selected you want to lock. Then on the far right end of the Layers tab is a Padlock icon. Press it. You should see a padlock appear on the right side of the Layer(s) you have selected. This only prevents moving/repositioning of those items in those layers. You can also Lock Groups, and individual object within Groups and Layers. That's not helpful. I want current layer to stay selected no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M D P Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, Ron P. said: I guess it doesn't. It does make it easier to reselect if others are locked.. No it doesn't make it easier either. I'm working on a path and the only way to select it back is through the layers panel which is painful. Ron P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M D P Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 4 hours ago, BofG said: I might be imagining this, but doesn't "undo" undo the de-selection and therefore re-select the path? Yes that helped. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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