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Skills, Challenges & Artwork => Tips and Tricks => Topic started by: Ionbru on August 24, 2018, 03:22:03 AM

Title: Working on multiple layers / pages tip
Post by: Ionbru on August 24, 2018, 03:22:03 AM

Greetings everyone!

I have been using Inkscape to make multiple pages from the same file via the layer feature and something that was causing me issue / frustrating the bajesus  out of me, was every now and then I was unable to initiate a selection box or deselect an object by clicking the white space.

To cut a long story short, it turns out Inkscape was still detecting objects in the layer below despite it being hidden! So if you are using Inkscape in this way be sure to use the lock feature when you hide a layer and this will stop Inkscape from attempting to select something it can't see.

Hope this helps!

- Bruce

Title: Re: Working on multiple layers / pages tip
Post by: brynn on August 25, 2018, 08:35:57 PM

Welcome to the forum!

I think there's a preference for this.  Let's see how my memory is working today, haha....

Ah yes.  See Edit menu > Inkscape Preferences > Behavior > Selecting > Ignore hidden objects and layers.  Also, you might want to look at the next one, Ignore locked objects and layers.

Still a good tip -- thanks for sharing  :D