AshTeriyaki Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Hey Guys, are you going to implement layer colours to bring the layer stack inline with AD?
00Ghz Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 + 1. Also regarding layers, move the check/visible box to the left side. LilleG 1 UI Designer, CG Artist Macbook Pro 15" 2014 2.5 Ghz, 750M https://www.behance.net/VladMafteiuScai
Staff Andy Somerfield Posted February 25, 2015 Staff Posted February 25, 2015 "Layer" is a strange word in our office :) In Designer terms, it represents a "Special type of group which sometimes enforces scoped selection (click, drag box), and has a colour which all tool UI uses". In Photo terms, it represents "Any item in the layers panel" - everything is a layer. This is primarily historical - we have deliberated long and hard, for 5 years, how to solve this naming conundrum :D - and we are possibly further away from an answer than when we started :D At the moment, Photo does not expose Designer-Style layers - so unfortunately, you cannot set a colour. If we were to do it, it would really be more "Set a tool UI colour for any item in the layers panel". Is this what you want? Thanks, Andy.
AshTeriyaki Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 @Andy - Yes that sounds about right, you're a bit more dependent on layers in photo than Designer so it makes a lot of sense. I'm a little layer-phobic in vector apps anyway :) On a side note I think you guys could do with some further indication of what is and is not a group or layer in the stack, I find the grey text isn't enough. I've found when getting stuck in on larger documents I get a bit lost. A little folder icon in the corner of the group thumbnail would be sufficient :)
ronnyb Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Am I missing something, or don't we already know a layer is a folder / group if it has a little disclosure triangle to the left of its name? @Andy - Yes that sounds about right, you're a bit more dependent on layers in photo than Designer so it makes a lot of sense. I'm a little layer-phobic in vector apps anyway :) On a side note I think you guys could do with some further indication of what is and is not a group or layer in the stack, I find the grey text isn't enough. I've found when getting stuck in on larger documents I get a bit lost. A little folder icon in the corner of the group thumbnail would be sufficient :) 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, macOS Sequoia 15.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 18.1
00Ghz Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 +1 UI Designer, CG Artist Macbook Pro 15" 2014 2.5 Ghz, 750M https://www.behance.net/VladMafteiuScai
ronnyb Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 +1 for "Layer" colors 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, macOS Sequoia 15.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 18.1
AshTeriyaki Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 Yup. But the extra cue would be welcome.
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