As the title says. This would help because a lot of times your hand is either covering the layer docker,or the layer docker is not active. This would provide an easier way to see a change,and it's already in krita,it just needs to be active in normal paint mode as well. 16:53:05 - Bollebib: dmitryK: I was just working and thinking 16:53:05 - Bollebib: Would it be possible to show layer switching popup also when not using canvas-only mode? 16:54:14 - dmitryK: Bollebib: you mean Layers docker? 16:54:27 - Bollebib: no 16:54:27 - Bollebib: I mean the popup in the left-upper side 16:54:35 - Bollebib: like the one that shows zoom 16:54:45 - dmitryK: Bollebib: you mean layer name? 16:54:49 - Bollebib: yes 16:54:56 - Bollebib: if you switch layer via shortcut you see the name of the layer 16:54:59 - dmitryK: Bollebib: yes, possible, report it as a bug :)
If you're right handed, I guess I would put the layer docker on the left then :-). In any case, I'm actually not really happy with the floating message widget -- it's really tricky in MVC mode because it appears on the window, not the actual canvas widget. I don't think we should increase its use just now, but see what would be the better solution after the mvc branch is merged.
Well, the floating window is only a method in KisView2. We will still have some implementation of it in MVC, so I guess we can just add one more call of it, and then decide how it'll be handled in MVC :)
@Boud: putting layerbox the left is not an option for the following reason: loss of space, it gets really narrow when you have 2 dockers on both sides If you have plenty of space that could perhaps be an option,but it usually isn't. But even then the widget is a very important instant feedback tool on which I rely alot. That's why,because I often work in canvas only mode,when I do switch to normal mode I miss the layer switch popup,not the other ones as they ARE present (zoom and rotate). I can imagine that the popup windows in general can bother the MVC branch but that is a seperate issue from this,as MVC is not yet implemented and I'm sure a solution can be found.
WISHGROUP: Small Usability Fixes Additional comment from Dmitry: it would be useful if the layerdocker is not visible because another tab is chosen. Should we only show it when then layerdocker is invisible? That's up for discussion.
(In reply to Boudewijn Rempt from comment #4) > WISHGROUP: Small Usability Fixes > > Additional comment from Dmitry: it would be useful if the layerdocker is not > visible because another tab is chosen. Should we only show it when then > layerdocker is invisible? That's up for discussion. I don't think so,but that's what I think about it. Also because I'm working with timeline which is also a layer docker,but with some missing features. If you only show it if layerdocker is hidden,do you then follow the same for timeline? even though currently timeline doesn't reflect layer docker fully? The line is kind of blurry,perhaps. Also to me it seems good to always look at the same corner for certain info, good visual feedback,that doesn't change on whether or not some dockers are hidden. Maybe configuration is in order? but that makes it more complex,probably... Just my thoughts on it ,I welcome other views.
This actually seems to have been implemented somewhere over the years...
not actually implemented, misread.