Follow-up Comment #3, bug #17981 (project mypaint):
There's already a way to duplicate layers in MyPaint, it just isn't intuitive
or immediately obvious.
1. Click the layer to duplicate
2. Layers → Copy to clipboard
3. Create new layer
4. Layers → Paste clipboard (replace layer)
It works, but there's a risk of obliterating the wrong layer in the process,
so a button or menu item to do it for you might be better.
---
> As far as I know this workflow, you'd never want more than one of the
duplicated layers visible at the same time, so the standard layer GUI (as it
is also in GIMP for example) is not really ideal for this. You're always
toggling one layer off and the other on, and your layer list is cluttered by
"undo information".
Not necessarily true; there are times when it's useful to keep that layer
stack of previous versions around. I sometimes keep multiple old versions of
a layer visible at low opacity (~10-20%) for quick comparison, for example,
using the previous layers as both reference of changes and as an undo stack if
I don't like what I change. Basically, ghosts of last couple versions.
> Why is it important to duplicate a layer, and keep an unmodified copy
around?
In addition to the undo stack example, another use case for layer duplication
is darkening lines. For example, using one of the pencil-like brushes, you
can duplicate the layer to get darker, stronger lines, and then do some eraser
work to lighten parts of it selectively -- or just change layer opacity of the
second layer to adjust it uniformly -- if needed. Merge the two layers when
you're happy with the result. (Real-use example: I did this a few days ago)
If MyPaint gets support for layer blending modes, that's another good reason
to make layer duplication easier; there are a lot of things you can do with
duplication+blending modes.
_______________________________________________________
Reply to this item at:
<http://gna.org/bugs/?17981>
_______________________________________________
Message sent via/by Gna!
http://gna.org/
_______________________________________________
Mypaint-bugs mailing list
[email protected]
https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/mypaint-bugs
