Bug 520723 - Wrong active layer on file open
Summary: Wrong active layer on file open
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: krita
Classification: Applications
Component: Layer Stack (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.3.2
Platform: Other Other
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Krita Bugs
URL:
Keywords: regression, triaged
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2026-05-27 17:38 UTC by IPv6
Modified: 2026-05-29 21:19 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Latest Commit:
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Attachments
test file (101.04 KB, application/x-krita)
2026-05-27 17:38 UTC, IPv6
Details
before save (65.82 KB, image/png)
2026-05-27 17:39 UTC, IPv6
Details
after open (71.53 KB, image/png)
2026-05-27 17:39 UTC, IPv6
Details

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Description IPv6 2026-05-27 17:38:00 UTC
Created attachment 192659 [details]
test file

DESCRIPTION

I have a big KRA file with many groups and layers, nested hierarchy (2-3 groups in groups)
With new update (5.3.2) krita started to ignore:
- the groups that was opened on before KRA file save
- the active layer that was active on before KRA file save
Now when the file is opened - it always open some fixed group and activate irrelevant layer. Instead of restoring the state that was on file save. It worked before (in 5.3.1)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open attached Kra in krita 5.3.2
2. Observe the active layer - this is WRONG active layer
3. Open attached Kra in krita 5.3.1
4. Observe the active layer - this is proper active layer

I attached screenshot before save and after open

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
OS: macOS 26.5
Krita Version: 5.3.2 (git 7d1ae74)
Hidpi: true
Sandbox: false
Qt Version (loaded): 5.15.7
Comment 1 IPv6 2026-05-27 17:39:06 UTC
Created attachment 192660 [details]
before save
Comment 2 IPv6 2026-05-27 17:39:21 UTC
Created attachment 192661 [details]
after open
Comment 3 dra.w.p.il.e+bugskde 2026-05-27 17:40:34 UTC
Also happens on Linux. This probably has the same cause as bug 520718.
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2026-05-28 02:49:35 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2803
Comment 5 Dmitry Kazakov 2026-05-28 13:21:02 UTC
Git commit 3713225956c74ba68702a7b57f492f6e6a753d9c by Dmitry Kazakov, on behalf of Carsten Hartenfels.
Committed on 28/05/2026 at 13:20.
Pushed by dkazakov into branch 'master'.

Revert keyframe selection changing layer selection

This reverts commit 8965a0dd68ca7a34cd770642499e417a78520b65 because the
logic is broken, it will react to *any* change of the current index, not
just ones that are initiated by the user interacting with the timeline.
That causes all sorts of mayhem, like switching between documents
changing the layer selection, opening a file selecting the wrong layer
and moving through the layer list with the arrow keys causing various
weird effects on the current and selected layer.

This would be fixable by detecting whether the user triggered the change
via the timeline, but that's sufficiently complicated that it'll need
more testing first. The bugs this change causes are too major, so just
reverting it for now.
Related: bug 520718, bug 520744

M  +0    -6    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesModel.cpp
M  +0    -2    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesModel.h
M  +0    -4    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesView.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/3713225956c74ba68702a7b57f492f6e6a753d9c
Comment 6 Dmitry Kazakov 2026-05-28 13:23:13 UTC
Git commit 1eb41e5befde48bd69834a7d17536c73ac7ddc6b by Dmitry Kazakov, on behalf of Carsten Hartenfels.
Committed on 28/05/2026 at 13:22.
Pushed by dkazakov into branch 'krita/6.0'.

Revert keyframe selection changing layer selection

This reverts commit 8965a0dd68ca7a34cd770642499e417a78520b65 because the
logic is broken, it will react to *any* change of the current index, not
just ones that are initiated by the user interacting with the timeline.
That causes all sorts of mayhem, like switching between documents
changing the layer selection, opening a file selecting the wrong layer
and moving through the layer list with the arrow keys causing various
weird effects on the current and selected layer.

This would be fixable by detecting whether the user triggered the change
via the timeline, but that's sufficiently complicated that it'll need
more testing first. The bugs this change causes are too major, so just
reverting it for now.
Related: bug 520718, bug 520744

M  +0    -6    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesModel.cpp
M  +0    -2    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesModel.h
M  +0    -4    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesView.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/1eb41e5befde48bd69834a7d17536c73ac7ddc6b
Comment 7 Dmitry Kazakov 2026-05-29 21:19:52 UTC
Git commit b1ffdd65d4ff5cb2c34caf6121acf893f2c3e499 by Dmitry Kazakov, on behalf of Carsten Hartenfels.
Committed on 29/05/2026 at 21:17.
Pushed by dkazakov into tag 'v6.0.2.1'.

Revert keyframe selection changing layer selection

This reverts commit 8965a0dd68ca7a34cd770642499e417a78520b65 because the
logic is broken, it will react to *any* change of the current index, not
just ones that are initiated by the user interacting with the timeline.
That causes all sorts of mayhem, like switching between documents
changing the layer selection, opening a file selecting the wrong layer
and moving through the layer list with the arrow keys causing various
weird effects on the current and selected layer.

This would be fixable by detecting whether the user triggered the change
via the timeline, but that's sufficiently complicated that it'll need
more testing first. The bugs this change causes are too major, so just
reverting it for now.
Related: bug 520718, bug 520744

M  +0    -6    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesModel.cpp
M  +0    -2    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesModel.h
M  +0    -4    plugins/dockers/animation/KisAnimTimelineFramesView.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/b1ffdd65d4ff5cb2c34caf6121acf893f2c3e499