Reuse layer component in layer selector in property editor

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spaskalev
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Reuse layer component in layer selector in property editor

Post by spaskalev » Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:15 am

I plan on having a complex drawing with multiple nested layers. However editing an element to change it's layer becomes a bit complex in the property editor for two reasons.

- When the property editor pane size is narrow the layer name is truncated. As the layer selector there is a drop-down it can be made larger.
- The layer selector there uses a different hierarchy display than the layer list component. It would be nice if they match.

Regards,
Stan
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CVH
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Re: Reuse layer component in layer selector in property editor

Post by CVH » Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:47 am

Hi,

3 dots is the dxf sublayer separator.
The layer List widget is a QWidget that can hold a lot of formatting and layouts.
The Layer property dropdown is a QCombobox limited to plain text.

From what I can see the order is the same.

Instead of changing the layerName of a selection in the dropdown ...
... one can also double click on the active layer its name in the Layer List.
It might need 3 clicks when it is not the active layer yet.

Regards,
CVH

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