Mr Davo Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) Hi All, I have come from a PhotoShop background () and am finding one particular behaviour of the Paint.NET program to be quite frustrating. The behaviour that I refer to is how Paint.NET treats layer selection; more specifically whenever I deselect a layer (by unticking the box) the next layer down is automatically selected... http://i.imgur.com/zG8Ns9f.jpg ...next layer down is automatically selected... http://i.imgur.com/7cJdMlE.jpg Because I expect the layer that I clicked on initially to remain active it is quite disconcerting and I end up making modifications to the wrong layers. Is there a setting to modify this behaviour. Kind Regards, Davo Edited August 2, 2017 by Mr Davo <No cursing.>'n hell!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 @Mr Davo, you are not the only one who dislikes that feature. As in, dislikes it with the fiery intensity of a thousand suns. The supposed advantage is that users won't be confused by making modifications that can't be seen. I fail to understand why it's better to make modifications which can be seen, but are to the wrong layer. It always struck me to as a quintessential example of a cure that's worse than the disease. It can't be disabled. If it could, I would rejoice. There are a number of other threads complaining about this behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 @Rick Brewster if you could add that feature, I would be forever in your debt (as if I weren't already)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Well, don't hold your breath. I've got bugs on that list that have been there for YEARS! ... still waiting on some plugin features ... Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 You weren't 'salty' enough when you asked Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I just landed this for the next update: 3 6 Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 ^^ Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 If I could upvote Rick' Brewsters' previous post a dozen times, I would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, MJW said: If I could upvote Rick' Brewsters' previous post a dozen times, I would! I will help you Edited August 11, 2018 by Eli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 BTW, I'm going to try having "false" (unchecked) be the default value for this setting ... we'll see if anyone notices Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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