Feature Request: Auto Name Layer with Image File Name

[dfuentes1321@gmail.com]

First, thanks for a great app! I use it every day. Quite happy for it!

Something that would save me (and others?) a bit of time has to do with layer names. When I open an image file, Paint.net names it "background" in the layers window. two issues with this.

1) Typically, the png image I open has no background. So each time I plan to work with several layers, I either need to think of something creative to call my actual background layer, or rename the layer with the original png image. Not a super hassle, but a nuisance. Go ahead, call me picky.  

2) (and more of an actual problem) I often work on more than one image at once. Each might have several layers. If the original image were identified by its file name, I could more easily tell at a glance which image/layer I was working on as I ctrl+tab my way from one image to another. 

Cheers,

David

[NinthDesertDude]

The problem here is the dev doesn't know when the user saves the file. Until it gets saved, the layer can't be changed to match. In order for this behavior to work, paint.net would have to track which layer is the original layer and if its name has ever been changed, because the only layer safe to rename is the original, and it can't be renamed if it's deleted or renamed by the user. Some other things to consider are how it handles special characters in filenames and long filenames, how this behaves if the user renames their save file or performs Save As, and how it interacts with conflicting future features e.g. having a custom "new document" with whatever settings the user wants.

 

Definitely doable, but not sure if it's worth the effort. Rick generally has enough on his plate right now, so it probably won't happen or at least no time soon. Thanks for raising a suggestion, though.

[BoltBait]

@NinthDesertDude, I think the OP is wanting the name of the layer to match the filename when the user activates the "Layer > Import from file" menu.

 

Currently, it names the layer "filename: Background" where filename doesn't have the filetype extension.

[null54]

16 minutes ago, BoltBait said:

I think the OP is wanting the name of the layer to match the filename when the user activates the "Layer > Import from file" menu.

 

I think the OP asking for the image file name to be used as the layer name when opening a single layer image.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

^ That's what I thought too.

[dfuentes1321@gmail.com]

Boltbait, Null54, and Ego Eram Reputo, you are correct. This is what I would like. 

Is it do-able? Would others like this feature as well?

df

Edited October 18, 2022 by dfuentes1321@gmail.com