[Suggestion] Option for moving all layers

[interseer]

So, to give an example, in options for the Bucket/Magic Wand tool, you can choose to focus on the current layer or the whole image. My suggestion is making a similar option to the Move selected pixels tool, to either move only the current layer or all of them. I think that would just be convenient. Ibis Paint has this, and it works. A problem with this may be that backgrounds will move too but I came up with 2 solutions. 1) Make it move only the shown layers. If you want to move everything except the background, just hide it for a moment. 2) Make a "Lock From Moving" option on layers. I don't know coding but I think that would require more work.

Maybe the feature already exist and I just don't know, if that's the case, can you please tell me where?

[Tactilis]

Welcome to the forum @interseer

 

 

2 hours ago, interseer said:

but I came up with 2 solutions...

...or a 3rd solution: Layer Groups.

In the Popular Feature Requests thread https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/2940-popular-feature-requests/ you will find:

 

Layer "folders", or the ability to organize layers in a hierarchy -- I want this too, and it depends on some major plumbing work being done. This would be a v5.0 / v5.x feature. No ETA.

 

Grouping layers together and then performing operations, such as Move Selected Pixels, on a group is the likely way that a 'move multiple layers' feature would be implemented.

This will have to wait though until the new .PDN file format has been designed and developed. See Rick's comment here: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/124516-pdn-file-format/?do=findComment&comment=620365 

 

 

[Red ochre]

You can currently use the fact that Layers/Rotate and Zoom 'remembers' the last used settings.

 

So, say you have a head composed of:
layer 1 - face skin colour.
layer 2 - nose and mouth.
layer 3 - eyes and hair.
To move the whole head first use Rotate and Zoom on layer 1 to move the face to a new position.
Then move to layer 2 and again use Rotate and Zoom on the same settings. Repeat for layer 3.

 

Far from ideal but the moves will be the same for each layer, whereas using the move tool is less accurate...unless you start pixel counting for each move!

I too look forward to layer groups.