Adding rich text formatting to layer names? "Layer 2 (1)" and "Layer 2 (2)" ? I'm going to be brutally honest here and say that I seriously hope you're joking because that's the worst idea I've ever heard. And I've heard a lot of bad ideas! You're solving the wrong problem man. Please read this blog post for some guidance: http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/The_Com ... loves.aspx (you'll have to copy-paste the URL because it isn't linking right w/ phpBB)
(Article summary: Some engineers went off on some huge long design discussion to figure out how to make heated handlebars for their bikes that they ride to work. Because one guy's hands were cold Then one guy came onto the e-mail discussion and said, "Umm, duh ... just use gloves." And that was the end of that.)
In any event, what CMD mentions from GIMP and what jeradc mention from Photoshop do appear to be better implementations. In the end though, is it really even worth it? Is it that much of a problem? Or does this thread keep going just because it's giving you guys something creative to vent into
In other unrelated news I just got back to my desk to find somebody has placed a mini Butterfinger on my keyboard. :?: