> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:08:56 +0400
        > From: 
alexandre prokoudine gmail com
        > To: 
gimp-user-list gnome org
        > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Timeline for sequenced layers - a
        hybrid compositor
        > 
        > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Aditia A. Pratama wrote:
        > 
        > > 2. With sequence images, you'll work with a lot of
        layers. So the first time
        > > you open them, they'll overlap each other. The pain is
        there's no button for
        > > select all layers, or toggle visibility off for all
        layers, etc.
        > 
        > Actually you can do that. You can 'solo' visibility of a
        layer. Press
        > and hold Shift, the click on the eye icon of a layer. This
        will make
        > that layer the only visible one. So if you really need to
        disable
        > visibility of all layers, all you will have to do after
        that is click
        > eye icon for the only visibly layer.
        > 
        > Alexandre Prokoudine
        > 
http://libregraphicsworld.org
        > _______________________________________________
        
        AFAIK there is no menu command to do that, nor is it shown in
        the context menu when you right-click a layer.  It really is
        something you can't do unless you already know how.