Bug 407398 - Alt + Click on a layer does not display selected layer only
Summary: Alt + Click on a layer does not display selected layer only
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: krita
Classification: Applications
Component: Layers/Vector (show other bugs)
Version: 4.2.0-alpha
Platform: Mint (Ubuntu based) Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Krita Bugs
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Reported: 2019-05-10 16:15 UTC by Rayko
Modified: 2019-05-11 00:16 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Rayko 2019-05-10 16:15:08 UTC
SUMMARY
Alt + Click on a layer does not display selected layer only.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Left click the layer with Alt key pressed

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing changes.

EXPECTED RESULT
The layer of choice becomes the only visible layer.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
My guess is the new 'Select Opaque' gesture could break it, since it can uses the gesture Ctrl+Alt+Left click.
Comment 1 wolthera 2019-05-10 16:16:17 UTC
Yes, but these new gestures only work on the *thumbnail*, so there's plenty of other areas you can 'alt+click' on.
Comment 2 Rayko 2019-05-10 16:19:24 UTC
(In reply to wolthera from comment #1)
> Yes, but these new gestures only work on the *thumbnail*, so there's plenty
> of other areas you can 'alt+click' on.

You are right. Why the functionality was changed though? Is it not possible to differentiate between Alt+Ctrl+... and Alt+... pressed?
Comment 3 vanyossi 2019-05-10 20:42:30 UTC
It is possible to differentiate and we do differentiate.

The thing is:

Selection operations are done clicking on the Thumbnail, alt + Ctrl + click happens to be "remove opaque from selection"
More info: https://docs.krita.org/en/user_manual/selections.html#selection-from-layer-transparency


If you click outside the thumbnail but not in the eye you get:

Alt + Click: Isoltate layer
Alt + Ctrl + Click: nothing happens.
Comment 4 wolthera 2019-05-11 00:16:12 UTC
I recall we specifically decided that it was the thumbnail that would be the differentiation, because it is easier to point at a non-thumbnail part of the layer than it is to reliably differentiate between the different modifier combinations(as you are always looking at the thumbnail, but might not see whether your hands are doing the wrong operation).

So in short, we thought this was easier on the user than to rely only on different keyboard shortcuts alone.

I am sorry, this is by design.