[Select layer from the color picker]

On 12/3/2022 at 9:39 PM, MJW said:

If I understand what you mean, you want to be able to switch to the layer from which the selected pixel came. If that's what you want, I doubt it's practical. In many cases the color of a pixel depends on more than one layer. For example, if an upper layer's pixel is semi-transparent, or if an upper layer has a Blend Mode other than Normal. I suppose the layer-switching option could be grayed out except when the sampled pixel is an opaque pixel with only transparent pixels above it. Though in some cases the feature might be useful, I'm not optimistic Rick Brewster will find it to be worth adding. It seems rather specific to the way you use layers for what you're doing.

That a good point about layer

What about switching to the first layer where the pixel is non alpha/visible from top layer to bottom ?

But yes maybe this is to much specific

 

Thank for the anwser TrevorOutlaw, It is a good shortcut to use, but it can't change the layer

 

[Select layer from the color picker]

Hello, I'm using paint.net since many years and I'm wondering if there is a way to select a layer from a pixel,

like when I'm using the color picker with the sampling being the whole image (and not layer).

(Maybe an option inside the color picker like switch layer from the selected pixel layer)

 

This can be useful when dealing with to many layers (especially when they are badly named), and mostly it can make selecting a layer easier (and save a lot of time, even when the layers are named)

I don't think this feature is in paint.net and I don't know any similar way of doing it

 

Thank if you have any idea on how to do it,

- Thomas