Re: [Gimp-user] Layer Opacity Access Point(s) Madness

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 08/31/2013 01:13 PM, yahvuu wrote:
> Am 31.08.2013 12:21, schrieb Ofnuts:
> > How would you identify a layer on the canvas? The topmost
> > non-transparent one (like the Move tool uses)?
> that's a tough question. And where to set the opacity threshold when choosing from multiple layers
> that contribute to the pixel under the cursor?
>
> Things become worse with blend modes like multiply, when there is no way to determine which layer is
> on top just by looking at the canvas. For example, a bottom black layer can appear as if it were on
> top of a multiply-mode layer:
> http://yahvuu.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/canvas-visible-order.png
>
>
> On the solutions side, it has been suggested to tilt the canvas in 3D to make the layer stack
> accessible:
On the other hand the Layers stack is already accessible in the Layers 
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