shojtsy 35 Posted December 26, 2017 When you add layer effects to layer they are indicated in the layer panel with an "fx" icon next to the layer. However if you modify the blend ranges for a layer they are not indicated in any way, and the presence of the blend range setting is only visible if you know to open the blend options cog icon. With many layers this can become confusing. Please add a cog icon next to the layer in a similar fashion as the fx icon when the blend range options are not on the default setting to indicate their presence. 10 Saijin_Naib, dominik, Fixx and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaffeeundsalz 75 Posted March 31, 2018 +1 for exactly this. I don't care about the appearance of the icon, but please give us some visual indicator that blend modes have been applied. 1 Stuart_James reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fannypack 2 Posted April 1, 2018 Oh yes this is a great idea. 1 Stuart_James reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pšenda 329 Posted April 1, 2018 The Cog icon (or other) would also be useful for other features/tools (Transparency tool, Gradient / Fill tool, ...). As long as the tool is not selected, its use on the layer is not apparently. 1 Stuart_James reacted to this Affinity Store: Designer 1.7.2.471, Photo 1.7.2.471, Publisher 1.7.2.471.Windows 10 Pro, Version 1903, Build 18362.295.Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080.OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger C 91 Posted April 2, 2018 This would be a sensible addition to show which are the non-standard layers. User memory can only stretch so far! 1 Stuart_James reacted to this Affinity Designer & Photo : Win 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pšenda 329 Posted April 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, Roger C said: to show which are the non-standard layers Exactly. As with layer effect, when indicated by the fx icon, with which effect parameters can be edited/deactivated. Perhaps using other tools/blend range might appear as another item in the fx list. 1 Stuart_James reacted to this Affinity Store: Designer 1.7.2.471, Photo 1.7.2.471, Publisher 1.7.2.471.Windows 10 Pro, Version 1903, Build 18362.295.Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080.OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fatih19 62 Posted April 3, 2018 +1. This is something that is not super hard to do but can improve workflow. IMHO should be in 1.6.x version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
