I thought I already reported this but I guess I only talked about it on IRC Krita needs a pick layer function. It would help when your scene is littered with layers. Even if layers are named correctly it can be a pain to search which one you need. use: When you hover with your mouse above the canvas and press a (configurable) shortcut, this function should detect which layer is underneath your stylus and select that one immediatly. If it's inside a layer group ,it should open that group as well. someone told me that the code already exists,in a way,but only for the move tool,I believe. But it should work as a standalone function,without having to change your selected tool/brush. The function should/could maybe ignore locked layers/groups,to be able to ignore non-editable layers. Sometimes you also have a texture on top of everything. Making this function ignore locked layers could help you pick layers without having to hide them. optional addition: if there is doubt as to which layer you want ,maybe you could get a small dropdownlist that shows thumbnail and name of the different layers to choose from. this wish is slightly related to this https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31795 but "pick layer" is for the moment much more important for a quick workflow for large scenes
Git commit 6314843c4546b48c5b44807c8f8ee3fc4d1ef4b4 by Dmitry Kazakov. Committed on 18/09/2013 at 11:51. Pushed by dkazakov into branch 'krita-wraparound-kazakov'. Implemented the Select Layer by Mouse Click feature Now you can select a layer by pressing 'R' key and clicking with mouse cursor. Krita will select the topmost editable layer. M +30 -27 krita/data/input/kritadefault.profile M +2 -37 krita/plugins/tools/defaulttools/kis_tool_move.cc M +2 -1 krita/ui/CMakeLists.txt M +3 -0 krita/ui/input/kis_input_profile_manager.cpp A +97 -0 krita/ui/input/kis_select_layer_action.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A +52 -0 krita/ui/input/kis_select_layer_action.h [License: GPL (v2+)] D +0 -32 krita/ui/tool/kis_color_picker_utils.cpp M +1 -1 krita/ui/tool/kis_tool_paint.cc A +67 -0 krita/ui/tool/kis_tool_utils.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] R +11 -5 krita/ui/tool/kis_tool_utils.h [from: krita/ui/tool/kis_color_picker_utils.h - 071% similarity] M +1 -1 krita/ui/widgets/kis_scratch_pad.cpp http://commits.kde.org/calligra/6314843c4546b48c5b44807c8f8ee3fc4d1ef4b4
Git commit ccd050dc8523277d9d5814062174eb4285d5d4fc by Dmitry Kazakov. Committed on 18/09/2013 at 11:51. Pushed by dkazakov into branch 'master'. Implemented the Select Layer by Mouse Click feature Now you can select a layer by pressing 'R' key and clicking with mouse cursor. Krita will select the topmost editable layer. M +30 -27 krita/data/input/kritadefault.profile M +2 -37 krita/plugins/tools/defaulttools/kis_tool_move.cc M +2 -1 krita/ui/CMakeLists.txt M +3 -0 krita/ui/input/kis_input_profile_manager.cpp A +97 -0 krita/ui/input/kis_select_layer_action.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A +52 -0 krita/ui/input/kis_select_layer_action.h [License: GPL (v2+)] D +0 -32 krita/ui/tool/kis_color_picker_utils.cpp M +1 -1 krita/ui/tool/kis_tool_paint.cc A +67 -0 krita/ui/tool/kis_tool_utils.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] R +11 -5 krita/ui/tool/kis_tool_utils.h [from: krita/ui/tool/kis_color_picker_utils.h - 071% similarity] M +1 -1 krita/ui/widgets/kis_scratch_pad.cpp http://commits.kde.org/calligra/ccd050dc8523277d9d5814062174eb4285d5d4fc