Djoule Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Hi I'm looking for a shortcut to show / hide a layer. Untill now, if I want to see the adjustment I've done, I use to check/uncheck the layer. But I also often missclick. So as it's difficult to keep an eye on the checkbox and the other on my image, I think a shortcut could be usefull. If it already exists, can someoine tell me where I can find it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- S - Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 With the View Tool or Move Tool selected (not a brush tool), you can use the layer opacity shortcut keys to quickly hide/show selected layers. Press 0 (zero) twice quickly to hide the selected layers (0% opacity) Press 0 (zero) once to unhide them (100% opacity) Credit: @Zox Megnusin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djoule Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Thank you for this tip It's not exactly the shortcut I wanted but yours works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- S - Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 19 minutes ago, Djoule said: It's not exactly the shortcut I wanted but yours works fine. It's more of a work-a-round as there isn't an option in the keyboard shortcut preferences to assign a shortcut key to toggle layer visibility on/off at the moment. If some of your layers have opacities that aren't 100%, then obviously this work-a-round won't help and you'll need to resort back to using the check boxes in those cases. AgentSimon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djoule Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 29 minutes ago, Sima said: If some of your layers have opacities that aren't 100%, then obviously this work-a-round won't help and you'll need to resort back to using the check boxes in those cases. Right, I did'nt think about that. Something to be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokusai Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 The Show All command (control + command + H) on Mac, will show all the hidden layers (and objects as well) in Photo but it doesn't appear that the "Hide" command that is found in Designer is turned on for Photo so there doesn't seem to be a quick way of hiding in Photo yet. I hope that helps, Hokusai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djoule Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 On 22/11/2017 at 7:43 AM, Hokusai said: The Show All command (control + command + H) on Mac, will show all the hidden layers (and objects as well) in Photo but it doesn't appear that the "Hide" command that is found in Designer is turned on for Photo so there doesn't seem to be a quick way of hiding in Photo yet. I hope that helps, Hokusai Hi Hokusai I noticed the Show All command, but as there isn't a Hide all command, i'll keep the opacity method for the moment. I hope devs will implement a short cut on a futur release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano de Regino Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Bumping this post, since its really something that make a difference. AgentSimon and Megnusin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Calmes Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 another bump for this post. AgentSimon 1 Quote System : i5 6600 QuadCore 3.3GHz, Gigabyte Z170 HD3 DDR4, 32 Gb DDR Ballistix Sport LT, MSI Aero ITX GTX 1050Ti, Windows 10 Pro 64bits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Still a good shortcut to add to the bunch, Serif 🙂 Megnusin 1 Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doney Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 One more bump from me. Please add "Hide Object". AgentSimon and Megnusin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huhucow Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Another bump for this. I find the scroll bar always gets in the way of the Hide/show layer check box on mac. Having a short cut to hide layers would be so useful and speed up work flow imo! EDIT: Never mind, I just found the hide layer option! XD Edited March 20, 2021 by Huhucow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSimon Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/21/2017 at 11:37 PM, - S - said: With the View Tool or Move Tool selected (not a brush tool), you can use the layer opacity shortcut keys to quickly hide/show selected layers. Press 0 (zero) twice quickly to hide the selected layers (0% opacity) Press 0 (zero) once to unhide them (100% opacity) This works. It is a working solution, but its far from ideal. As others have said, hiding layers this way obscures which layers are visible and not in the Layers panel. I much prefer to show / hide the layers via the built-in show / hide function which updates the dot next to the layer to represent what state each layer is in, and preserves what opacity you have each layer set to. The devs are so close now. They have a 'Hide layer' shortcut, and separately a 'Show layer' shortcut setting, but why are they not the same shortcut as a toggle? It should be the same shortcut setting - so you press it and it toggles the state between hide and show. That's how it is in PS and its far better that way. Reduces the amount of shortcuts you need to remember, and is easier to toggle quickly. Please combine 'Hide' and 'Show' into a single toggling 'Hide/Show' layer shortcut. Please. Megnusin and D.VE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschwalbe Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 What is the shortcut? I see a menu command but it's not assigned a shortcut as far as I know! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 9 hours ago, jschwalbe said: What is the shortcut? I see a menu command but it's not assigned a shortcut as far as I know! Thanks Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. If the Menu doesn't show a shortcut, then probably one isn't assigned by default. You should then be able to assign your own through the application's Settings (or Preferences), Shortcuts. Specify the Persona at the top of the dialog, then the Menu, then scroll down to set a shortcut. jschwalbe 1 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...
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