shojtsy Posted December 26, 2017 Share 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. Aammppaa, fannypack, lepr and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffeeundsalz Posted March 31, 2018 Share 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. Stuart_James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fannypack Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Oh yes this is a great idea. Stuart_James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted April 1, 2018 Share 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. Stuart_James 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger C Posted April 2, 2018 Share 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! Stuart_James 1 Quote Affinity Designer & Photo : Win 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted April 2, 2018 Share 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. Stuart_James 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatih19 Posted April 3, 2018 Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffeeundsalz Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I just ran into this problem – again. Had to open an old Affinity Photo document to see how a particular effect was done. Tried to recreate it with another document but for the sake of my life couldn't get the same appearance as in the reference image. It was only after an extended trial and error session when I realised that some adjustment layers had custom blend ranges applied. Is there any news on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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