How to unselect all items from layer tool?

[cjrobe]

I can't figure out how to easily deselect all layers. The deselect tool is grayed out when you have a layer selected. I can press Ctrl+A to select everything, then deselect is clickable and it deselects everything and no layer is selected.

Is there a way I'm missing to deselect all layers so I can get a clear view of what I'm working on?

Thanks! Cory

[Hoogo]

You can right-click on the checkmark in the layer list, there's an option for that in the context-menu.
But you might also check "view > show layer frames (CTRL4)" and "...handles (CTRL+6). When both are off, no layer boundaries are plotted.

[cjrobe]

What you said didn't work, so I played around with a few things and it looks like it's a bug. I got what you said to work when you're editing a "document" but not a "picture."

I made a video showing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diTJVqB91Z4

[bkh]

What you said didn't work, so I played around with a few things and it looks like it's a bug. I got what you said to work when you're editing a "document" but not a "picture."

Probably it's not a bug but a feature … you'll have to select the background layer in picture mode in order not to see layer frames, handles etc. (But I agree that having "Deselect" in Picture Mode as well would make sense.)

Cheers

Burkhard.

[Martin Huber]

Probably it's not a bug but a feature

It is a feature, because other image processing have been behaving the same - at least in the past, I don't now how it is nowadays.

… you'll have to select the background layer in picture mode in order not to see layer frames, handles etc. (But I agree that having "Deselect" in Picture Mode as well would make sense.)

Well, I agree, too. "Deselect" should either really deselect or select the background layer. Which one is preferable?

Martin

[cjrobe]

Probably it's not a bug but a feature

It is a feature, because other image processing have been behaving the same - at least in the past, I don't now how it is nowadays.

… you'll have to select the background layer in picture mode in order not to see layer frames, handles etc. (But I agree that having "Deselect" in Picture Mode as well would make sense.)

Well, I agree, too. "Deselect" should either really deselect or select the background layer. Which one is preferable?

Martin

I think it should really deselect, but according to some emails between Gerhard and I, it's intentional that in picture mode you can't deselect all the layers. I would be very happy either way, this is the one thing that I haven't gotten used to. Right now, in picture mode, to view the image as a finished product (no overlays of any type), you have to scroll down in the layer box to the background layer and click it. It can be quite tedious scrolling up and down that list.

[Hoogo]

Right now, in picture mode, to view the image as a finished product (no overlays of any type), you have to scroll down in the layer box to the background layer and click it. It can be quite tedious scrolling up and down that list.

What about this?
...But you might also check "view > show layer frames (CTRL4)" and "...handles (CTRL+6). When both are off, no layer boundaries are plotted...

[photoken]

"Deselect" should either really deselect or select the background layer. Which one is preferable?

Really deselect everything, which eliminates all distractions to viewing the image.

[laienspieler]

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"Deselect" should either really deselect or select the background layer. Which one is preferable?
Martin

Why not both options? 'Deselect' and 'Select background layer'...

[cjrobe]

Just curious, did this ever get addressed or any updates for the PhotoLine staff regarding this?