[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 157255] feature [Draw] Color option to identify the layer

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157255

Stéphane Guillou (stragu) <stephane.guillou at libreoffice.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Version|3.3.0 release               |Inherited From OOo
           Keywords|                            |needsUXEval
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
                 CC|                            |libreoffice-ux-advise at lists
                   |                            |.freedesktop.org,
                   |                            |raykowj at gmail.com,
                   |                            |stephane.guillou at libreoffic
                   |                            |e.org
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
             Blocks|                            |99648

--- Comment #2 from Stéphane Guillou (stragu) <stephane.guillou at libreoffice.org> ---
In 7.6, we got the "dim objects outside active group" feature back, which helps
see which objects belong to one group, before looking at them one by one.

Can you please try version 7.6 and test Regina's recommendation?

Based on your Actual vs Expected results, my understanding is that you want an
option to have an _overview_ of which object belongs to which layer.
In 7.6, we got the Style highlighter / spotlight in Writer. This request sounds
similar and could use differently-coloured "glows" around objects to have that
information at a glance.

A few related requests:

* Bug 56498 - "Add Layer manager window / Enhance the Navigator". With such an
enhancement to the navigator, we could have the same "x-ray / negative"
highlight as we have in Writer (when hovering over an object or a category), to
easily highlight a whole layer at once.
* Bug 77827 - "Draw - Select All on active Layer missing"
* Bug 122587 - "Moving Objects to a Different Layer"

I think this is a fair enhancement request but that it is blocked by an
improved Layer handling UI (like a dedicated sidebar deck or a Layer view in
the Navigator).

Alternatively, with the current UI, an x-ray / negative highlight on hovering
the layer's tab?

Copying Jim in too given his recent work on Navigators.


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99648
[Bug 99648] [META] Improve Layer Handling
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