QCAD Bugtracker

Hi,

Should be implemented already ... Kinda

Try an R-Click near a drawing entity.
Then select 'Activate Layer of entity' from the context menu.

- Basically a 'blank' guiAction created on the fly in .../scripts/Pro/Widgets/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.js
- Nothing more fancy than: di.setCurrentLayer(entity.getLayerId());
- The context menu never acts on selected only
- Does not diversify between stacked entities
- ALT+L-click does not mix with an R-click for the Context Menu
- Re-activates the current active layer on indicating an entity on the current active layer, is considered as a document change, is action in undo stack
- When any of the parents layers are collapsed they are not expanded
- Expanding a presumed parent is activating it, losing the intended focus
- When collapsed it is practically impossible to see which sub-layer was activated
- All main level parents may be collapsed on reloading a drawing
- Deeper levels only may retain their expanded/collapsed state
- Retaining their expanded/collapsed state seems to depend on the QCAD version used to create them.

Another option would be my Add-On tool 'ActivateLayerFromSelection'.
This would at least expand the parent layer and attempt to scroll the Layer List.
Halfway down the list would be a better option but I didn't find a solution for that.
(Due to unsupported Qt5/6 methods)

QCAD Pro or CE
Keyboard shortcut: 'YG'
Option 1 diversifies between current or new to activate on a single selection
Option 2 or a future selection is not supported
Option 3 diversifies between current, new or ambiguous selection
Reports action on Command History

Search the (new) forum on the Add-On name as keyword if that is possible.
It is made impossible for me to help you any further with this.

Regards,
CVH

Hi CVH,

Thanks for this. Your add-on tool 'ActivateLayerFromSelection' did what I needed. It's much faster than using the right-click context menu.

I hope compatibility does not break in future QCAD versions, as I use this often. Hopefully, a keyboard shortcut becomes native.

Regards, Daniel

Thanks for the kind words.
It is indeed very handy for editing a document with many layers.

Future support is no longer up to me as it was not adopted 'As is'.
Additionally, it will no longer be possible to debug it under future releases.
From the notes inside it should be clear that real-time debugging was essential.


On a future shortcut conflict you can adapt the keystroke sequence.
Note that you can also place any command on 1-2 user defined Toolbars.
Then it is merely one click.
For both see: Application Preferences .. General .. Tool Settings


I now see that QCAD Bugtracker on Flyspray has changed overnight.
(Missing formatting icons, date and time misplaced)
It's possible that even this medium will become inaccessible to me.

Regards,
CVH