Category:Layer Menu - Revision history

D.j.a.y: cat

2016-09-30T07:25:36Z

cat

D.j.a.y: D.j.a.y moved page Canvas Layer Menu to Category:Layer Menu

2016-09-30T07:15:53Z

D.j.a.y moved page Canvas Layer Menu to Category:Layer Menu

D.j.a.y: canvas ---> workarea

2015-10-06T11:24:20Z

canvas ---> workarea

D.j.a.y: skeleton disabled from rendering

2015-10-06T11:12:02Z

skeleton disabled from rendering

D.j.a.y: Remove note on duplicate action ( issue in buggennie)

2014-10-07T11:37:36Z

Remove note on duplicate action ( issue in buggennie)

D.j.a.y: New commands : Make Advanced Outline, Make Outline, Make Region & Disable/Enable Layer Rendering

2014-02-03T11:28:35Z

New commands : Make Advanced Outline, Make Outline, Make Region & Disable/Enable Layer Rendering

Zelgadis: Text replace - "{{Category|NewTerminology}}" to "{{NewTerminology}}"

2013-05-20T07:49:22Z

Text replace - "{{Category|NewTerminology}}" to "{{NewTerminology}}"

D.j.a.y: screenshot

2013-03-06T19:18:22Z

screenshot

Genete: Updated Terminology

2013-02-12T16:04:44Z

Updated Terminology

Zelgadis: Text replace - ']]' to '}}'

2009-09-08T06:31:49Z

Text replace - ']]' to '}}'

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	Layers Menu provides menu entries to operate on existing layers as well as a sub-menu that allows creation of any of the possible Layers in synfig.		Layers Menu provides menu entries to operate on existing layers as well as a sub-menu that allows creation of any of the possible Layers in synfig.

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 * ''' Set Layer Description''': Allows to modify the current description of the selected layer to another one more meaningful to the user. It is not shown when more than one layers is selected. You can also modify the layer description by just clicking in its corresponding "Layer" column in the {{l|Layers Panel}}
-* '''Disable/Enable Layer Rendering''': The layer is still displayed in the canvas but disabled in the final {{l|Render dialog|Render}}. For example, you can use this option when you create intermediate layer to control part of your animation (like the widgets used in {{l|Particles_V2.0|particle template}}) and the {{l|Skeleton Layer}} when created is natively disabled from rendering.
+* '''Disable/Enable Layer Rendering''': The layer is still displayed in the {{l|WorkArea}} but disabled in the final {{l|Render dialog|Render}}. For example, you can use this option when you create intermediate layer to control part of your animation (like the widgets used in {{l|Particles_V2.0|particle template}}) and the {{l|Skeleton Layer}} when created is natively disabled from rendering.
 * '''Raise Layer / Lower Layer''': Moves the layer up or down in the layer list inside of its scope. If a layer is inside a {{l|Group Layer}} layer then it would only allow to be raised to the top of the scope of the Group layer and not higher If you need to put a layer outside of the scope of a Group layer then you should use ''drag and drop''. If multiple layers are selected the commands continue working but the  commands are shown depending on whether all the layers can be raised or lower at the same time.

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 * ''' Set Layer Description''': Allows to modify the current description of the selected layer to another one more meaningful to the user. It is not shown when more than one layers is selected. You can also modify the layer description by just clicking in its corresponding "Layer" column in the {{l|Layers Panel}}
-* '''Disable/Enable Layer Rendering''': The layer is still displayed in the canvas but disabled in the final {{l|Render dialog|Render}}. For example, you can use this option when you create intermediate layer to control part of your animation (like the widgets used in {{l|Particles_V2.0|particle template}})
+* '''Disable/Enable Layer Rendering''': The layer is still displayed in the canvas but disabled in the final {{l|Render dialog|Render}}. For example, you can use this option when you create intermediate layer to control part of your animation (like the widgets used in {{l|Particles_V2.0|particle template}}) and the {{l|Skeleton Layer}} when created is natively disabled from rendering.
 * '''Raise Layer / Lower Layer''': Moves the layer up or down in the layer list inside of its scope. If a layer is inside a {{l|Group Layer}} layer then it would only allow to be raised to the top of the scope of the Group layer and not higher If you need to put a layer outside of the scope of a Group layer then you should use ''drag and drop''. If multiple layers are selected the commands continue working but the  commands are shown depending on whether all the layers can be raised or lower at the same time.

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 *'''Add/Remove Layers to/from a Set''': This command operates on the selected layers. If they are in a Set they are removed when you press the "Remove" button. If they are already in a set and request to Add layer to a set then it would move the layer from one set to another. In any case it would ask you the new set to add the selected layers to. ''NOTE:(For the moment the feature is a little buggy. Please remove this comments when it were corrected)''
-*'''Duplicate Layer''': Create a copy of the currently selected layer. It works also for multiple selected layers. Duplication includes the current layer definition and exported values (keyframes and waypoints)  (Note: It could be cool if the duplicated layers have a modified description (like Gimp does) to allow the user find them easily).
+*'''Duplicate Layer''': Create a copy of the currently selected layer. It works also for multiple selected layers. Duplication includes the current layer definition and exported values (keyframes and waypoints).
 *'''{{l|Group}}''': See its own page. See also {{l|Reuse Animations}} tutorial for other application of Group.

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 *'''{{l|Group}}''': See its own page. See also {{l|Reuse Animations}} tutorial for other application of Group.
 * '''Remove Layer''': Delete the layer from the list of layers. There is a {{l|Keyboard Shortcuts|keyboard shortcut}} for that <Delete>.
 * ''' Set Layer Description''': Allows to modify the current description of the selected layer to another one more meaningful to the user. It is not shown when more than one layers is selected. You can also modify the layer description by just clicking in its corresponding "Layer" column in the {{l|Layers Panel}}
 * '''Raise Layer / Lower Layer''': Moves the layer up or down in the layer list inside of its scope. If a layer is inside a {{l|Group Layer}} layer then it would only allow to be raised to the top of the scope of the Group layer and not higher If you need to put a layer outside of the scope of a Group layer then you should use ''drag and drop''. If multiple layers are selected the commands continue working but the  commands are shown depending on whether all the layers can be raised or lower at the same time.

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	Layers Menu provides menu entries to operate on existing layers as well as a sub-menu that allows creation of any of the possible Layers in synfig.		Layers Menu provides menu entries to operate on existing layers as well as a sub-menu that allows creation of any of the possible Layers in synfig.

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 Layers Menu provides menu entries to operate on existing layers as well as a sub-menu that allows creation of any of the possible Layers in synfig.
-{{l|Image:LayerMenu.png}}
+[[File:LayerMenu 0.63.06.png|frame|none]]
 You can obtain a Layer Menu with either  a context-click on the {{l|Layers Panel}} or using the {{l|Canvas Menu Caret}}.
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 == New Layer Menu ==
-There are 9 categories of layers, as shown below:
+There are 10 categories of layers, as shown below:
-{{l|Image:Layers-blurs.png}}
+[[File:Layers-blurs 0.63.06.png]]
-{{l|Image:Layers-distortions.png}}
+[[File:Layers-distortions 0.63.06.png]]
-{{l|Image:Layers-filters.png}}
+[[File:Layers-example 0.63.06.png]]
-{{l|Image:Layers-fractals.png}}
+[[File:Layers-filters 0.63.06.png]]
-{{l|Image:Layers-geometry.png}}
+[[File:Layers-fractals 0.63.06.png]]
-{{l|Image:Layers-gradients.png}}
+[[File:Layers-geometry 0.63.06.png]]
-{{l|Image:Layers-other.png}}
+[[File:Layers-gradients 0.63.06.png]]
-{{l|Image:Layers-stylize.png}}
+[[File:Layers-other 0.63.06.png]]
-{{l|Image:Layers-transform.png}}
+[[File:Layers-stylize 0.63.06.png]]

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 Layers Menu provides menu entries to operate on existing layers as well as a sub-menu that allows creation of any of the possible Layers in synfig.
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 * '''Increase Amount and Decrease Amount''': These two commands modify the {{l|Amount Parameter}}, increasing or decreasing its value. It is the same as if you click on the parameter and click on the little up and down arrows to increase - decrease the value of the parameter. (Note: It could be a new feature that the increase or decrease value can be chosen in the Preferences menu and or can be different if you press CTRL or ALT when press the little arrow buttons.). There are {{l|Keyboard Shortcuts| keyboard shortcuts}} for those actions. <Control>-<Alt>-'(' and <Control>-<Alt>-')'
-*'''Add/Remove Layers to/from a Group''': This command operates on the selected layers. If they are in a Group they are removed when you press the "Remove" button. If they are already in a group and request to Add layer to a group then it would move the layer from one group to another. In any case it would ask you the new group to add the selected layers to. ''NOTE:(For the moment the feature is a little buggy. Please remove this comments when it were corrected)''
+*'''Add/Remove Layers to/from a Set''': This command operates on the selected layers. If they are in a Set they are removed when you press the "Remove" button. If they are already in a set and request to Add layer to a set then it would move the layer from one set to another. In any case it would ask you the new set to add the selected layers to. ''NOTE:(For the moment the feature is a little buggy. Please remove this comments when it were corrected)''
 *'''Duplicate Layer''': Create a copy of the currently selected layer. It works also for multiple selected layers. Duplication includes the current layer definition and exported values (keyframes and waypoints)  (Note: It could be cool if the duplicated layers have a modified description (like Gimp does) to allow the user find them easily).
-*'''{{l|Encapsulate}}''': See its own page. See also {{l|Reuse Animations}} tutorial for other application of Encapsulate.
+*'''{{l|Group}}''': See its own page. See also {{l|Reuse Animations}} tutorial for other application of Group.
 * '''Remove Layer''': Delete the layer from the list of layers. There is a {{l|Keyboard Shortcuts|keyboard shortcut}} for that <Delete>.
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 * ''' Set Layer Description''': Allows to modify the current description of the selected layer to another one more meaningful to the user. It is not shown when more than one layers is selected. You can also modify the layer description by just clicking in its corresponding "Layer" column in the {{l|Layers Panel}}
-* '''Raise Layer / Lower Layer''': Moves the layer up or down in the layer list inside of its scope. If a layer is inside a {{l|Paste Canvas}} layer then it would only allow to be raised to the top of the scope of the Paste Canvas layer and not higher If you need to put a layer outside of the scope of a Paste Canvas layer then you should use ''drag and drop''. If multiple layers are selected the commands continue working but the  commands are shown depending on whether all the layers can be raised or lower at the same time.
+* '''Raise Layer / Lower Layer''': Moves the layer up or down in the layer list inside of its scope. If a layer is inside a {{l|Group Layer}} layer then it would only allow to be raised to the top of the scope of the Group layer and not higher If you need to put a layer outside of the scope of a Group layer then you should use ''drag and drop''. If multiple layers are selected the commands continue working but the  commands are shown depending on whether all the layers can be raised or lower at the same time.
-* '''Cut/Copy/Paste''': These commands do what they are supposed to do with the currently selected layers. If more than one layer is selected and one of them belongs to a Paste Canvas then, if you select "Cut", the following message pop ups: ''layer_remove: This layer doesn't belong to this canvas anymore''. You can paste the cut layers but you cannot do {{l|Edit Menu#Undo|undo}} with those layers.
+* '''Cut/Copy/Paste''': These commands do what they are supposed to do with the currently selected layers. If more than one layer is selected and one of them belongs to a Group layer then, if you select "Cut", the following message pop ups: ''layer_remove: This layer doesn't belong to this canvas anymore''. You can paste the cut layers but you cannot do {{l|Edit Menu#Undo|undo}} with those layers.
 == New Layer Menu ==