Re: [Gimp-developer] feature: Set exclusive layer visibility within groups

[gfxuser <gfx user online de>]

Joao S. O. Bueno wrote:
> Ok -
> we it can be seen that there are a couple of desired/needed visibility
> features when
> group layers are in the mix.
>
> Since any native changes to existing behavior could only come in gimp
> 2.10 (and only them we would have the feedback of lots o people just
> as we are having now with 2.8) - this is what could be done now:
>
> We document desired perceived behaviors for toggling visibility, I
> write a couple of Python scripts to implement those - we test it
> carefully (with input from the UI team), and the optimal settings for
> those could be consolidated in gimp 2.10 .
>
>   The major drawback being that these scripts can be called by a
> one-key shortcut, but not assigned to be triggered by clicking/shift
> clicking on the layers or eye-icons, or other UI parts. Once there are
> clear and well defined preferred behaviors, they could be made into
> the core bypassing this limitation.
>
>
> So, we could use a wiki page somewhere for getting this started.
> Like here:
>
> http://wiki.gimp.org/index.php/Specs/Visibility
This is a good idea and I hope Richard and Peter agree, too.

Best regards,

grafxuser