createsean Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 In photoshop when I had the move tool activated by default i had it set to select layer. In Affinity I cannot seem to find this setting. When clicking on a design it always selects the top level group, but I would much rather have it select the layer I've clicked. Is this possible? gbldavid, Haldemusen and hokic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted April 4, 2017 Staff Share Posted April 4, 2017 There's no option to toggle "auto-select" for the move tool. It's been requested before and could be a feature that's added in the future. There's an Edit all Layers option in the Layers Panel that when disabled should allow you to only work on the layer that's selected in the Layers Panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createsean Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 Thank you. In that case +1 for the feature request Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieRofl Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Does this mean when you select an object, the slected object jumps to the slected layer inside the layer panel? Because every time when I select a object, I have to search for the object inside the layer panel.... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 7, 2017 Staff Share Posted April 7, 2017 Hi createsean, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Although not a solution this may help for now: If you press ⌘ (cmd) (CTRL if you are using Windows) and click an object on canvas it should "force" select it no matter its position on the Layers hierarchy. @ZombieRofl, Go to Affinity Preferences, User Interface section and check Show Selection in Layers Panel to have the object highlighted/visible all the time in the Layers panel when you select it on canvas. kei, Ron_S, morbandit and 1 other 4 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattthew Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Another reason for implementing the ability to turn off "auto select" is that it allows you to move an object while your mouse cursor is not on top of it. Sometimes the mouse cursor is distracting when you're trying to place an object. morbandit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunStorm Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hi, I just wanted to add my voice towards option to disable the auto selection. As a long time user of Photoshop, the current behaviour drives me to randomly selecting layers that I am not interested in, moving them around when I was not intending to, and aligning objects which I was not expecting to align. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiichi77 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 plus one vote for disable the autoselect, because it is irritating. velarde 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc7 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Please add disable auto select layer checkbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusNolte Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Oh yes. Please add disable auto select layer checkbox. I beg you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comelprinting Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Please add the ability to disable auto select layer checkbox. Please!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMC Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 This feature needs to be addressed. I work in a office and Im getting in trouble from muttering obscenities when the blasted thing keeps flipping between layers when all I want to do is just rotate the layer I'm working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borus.fukyea Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 +1 requesting the ability to deselect auto-selecting layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 25, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 25, 2019 @Borus.fcyea Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums (note I have moderated your username) Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borus.fukyea Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 41 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said: @Borus.fcyea Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums (note I have moderated your username) Thanks for the welcome. But eeh, haha... you moderated my artist name? Patrick Connor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 25, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 25, 2019 44 minutes ago, Borus.fcyea said: Thanks for the welcome. But eeh, haha... you moderated my artist name? Yea, If you feel the need you could put it in a forum signature (that I think becomes available when you have made a few more valid posts). Signatures can be hidden by any forum user who would prefer not to see them... Would you accept Borus.ninja ? (or just Borus) Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borus.fukyea Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 37 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said: Yea, If you feel the need you could put it in a forum signature (that I think becomes available when you have made a few more valid posts). Signatures can be hidden by any forum user who would prefer not to see them... Would you accept Borus.ninja ? (or just Borus) I would accept Borus.fukyea Patrick Connor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Histmy Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 If this topic is way back from April 2017, why doesn't something as auto-select checkbox exists after almost 2 and a half years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Histmy said: If this topic is way back from April 2017, why doesn't something as auto-select checkbox exists after almost 2 and a half years? It does exist. Look in preferences > User Interface for "Auto-scroll to show selection in Layers list" to enable or disable this feature. Patrick Connor 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & 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...
Histmy Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 19 hours ago, R C-R said: It does exist. Look in preferences > User Interface for "Auto-scroll to show selection in Layers list" to enable or disable this feature. Maybe I am blind AF but I can't seem to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 10 minutes ago, Histmy said: Maybe I am blind AF but I can't seem to find it. Try "Show Selection in Layers Panel" 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...
Histmy Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Try "Show Selection in Layers Panel" Can you please specify what it should do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted September 22, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, Histmy said: 10 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Try "Show Selection in Layers Panel" Can you please specify what it should do? Put a check in the box next to the option "Show Selection in Layers Panel" in Preferences > User Interface (as in your screenshot) then close the preferences dialog. New selections made after that will auto-scroll the layers panel to display the highlighted selection Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Histmy Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said: Put a check in the box next to the option "Show Selection in Layers Panel" in Preferences > User Interface (as in your screenshot) then close the preferences dialog. New selections made after that will auto-scroll the layers panel to display the highlighted selection I don't see any difference between it being off and on. And I wanted to turn the "auto-select" feature off - if I select one layer on the right, I want to be able to click anywhere and move just the layer I selected. Is there a way to do that? hokic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokic Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/22/2019 at 8:52 PM, Histmy said: I don't see any difference between it being off and on. And I wanted to turn the "auto-select" feature off - if I select one layer on the right, I want to be able to click anywhere and move just the layer I selected. Is there a way to do that? The difference is that once your layer list is larger then the Layers palette, then when you auto select, then the layer list auto scrolls to the activated/highlighted layer. But agree, not what you are asking for. Auto select is a UX thing that may help some users, but irritates others. Including me. For example when I paint and have separate layers for background / sketch / foreground / highlights etc., it is very easy to auto select wrong layer, especially background and paint inside it. And all the advantage of digital painting, a chance to have things separated, is lost. Disable auto select (or at least a proper full locking) is a must have feature. Histmy, keiichi77 and ZufDraw 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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