Suddenly can't select objects in any layer other than active/selected?

[MIKEBOONE]

Hello! LOVE this app but a sudden problem with new update...

I have a document with 15 layers and multiple objects in each. All visible at this time.

Before update, I could select any visible object on screen regardless of the layer it was in.

After update, I can only select an object in the current "active" layer. When I try to select an object not in that same "active" layer, it will not let me (does nothing) until I go to that layer in the toolbar and pick any random object in the list of those in that layer. Once that layer is "active" (not sure how else to describe, sorry!) then I can select anything in that layer but only that layer!

Happened right after update to 1.7.1.

Is there a setting I need to change or is this a bug?

Cheers and thank you!

Mike :-)

 

[R C-R]

My guess is the little icon at the bottom left of the Layers panel that looks like a stack of 3 sheets of paper with the tooltip "Edit All layers" is not enabled.

[MIKEBOONE]

You are my HERO! YES! That's all it was but it's so obscure for a newbie like me I could not find it haha! THANK YOU!!!

[Memet Ali Kaya]

Hi,

I start to experience the same problem, i.e. I can't select objects in any layer other than active/selected ones, after just updating Affinity Designer to 1.8.4, it is the same as MIKEBOONE experience.

I did enabled the "Edit All layers" button (even close and opened the program) but still the problem continues, nothing changed.

Any suggestions ?

Thank you!

Memet

 

[Jaminist]

I found this to be a dodgy layer. When you select an item does it select something else in the document? If so move that object lower down in the layer list. It worked for me.

[Memet Ali Kaya]

Thank You Jaminist,

It worked for me too. Excellent 

Appriciated !

[RachelP]

I’m having a problem with selecting layers. It’s only letting me select the background. It let me edit it before and now I’m not sure what’s going on. 

[walt.farrell]

5 hours ago, RachelP said:

I’m having a problem with selecting layers. It’s only letting me select the background. It let me edit it before and now I’m not sure what’s going on. 

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

Application, and release? OS and release? Screenshots or a video so we can see the problem?

[Zbigg]

Hi, similar issue-would you be kind to advice some solution?
AF 1.10.6.1665, Win10 22H2
Just try to select 'escher' cube/elements...

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[R C-R]

52 minutes ago, Zbigg said:

Hi, similar issue-would you be kind to advice some solution?
AF 1.10.6.1665, Win10 22H2
Just try to select 'escher' cube/elements...

Not sure what you mean by  'escher' cube/elements but if you mean the rectangular curve layer on page 3 with x on each of the move handles signifying it is locked, that's because it is an element of your Typowa 01 master page, so you would need to select it to edit it there, or if you want to do that on the document page, select the Typowa 01 parent layers, right-click on them & choose Edit Detached.

[Albo]

Same problem here. I followed some of the advice but nothing works. I can’t select multiple layers.
Selecting the small icon at the bottom doesn’t work either way.

Mac latest OS and latest AD

[R C-R]

43 minutes ago, Albo said:

I followed some of the advice but nothing works. I can’t select multiple layers.

How specifically are you trying to do that? Are you using the Move Tool, or clicking on something (what?) on the Layers panel? Can you select one layer & if so what kind is it (Layer, Group, something else)?

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, Albo said:

Same problem here. I followed some of the advice but nothing works. I can’t select multiple layers.
Selecting the small icon at the bottom doesn’t work either way.

It would be useful to have a screenshot showing the full application window, and the Layers panel.

[Albo]

I quit the app. Restarted the computer.
Everything works now.

If it happens again I will try to note the different steps.

Thank you,

 

Alain