I want to select an object and see what layer it is in. Then I want to be able to see a list of layers available, and select one to ‘move’ the object to that layer. How can this be done?
I feel sure there is no ready-made tool for the purpose. You will need to write user code.
Please note in advance. The selection may contain objects assigned to different layers.
See answer by @LeroyG .
When you select an object, the leftmost field of the status bar displays the layer in parentheses.
To move an object to a different layer:
- Click and hold the object until its edges flash.
- Drag the object to the name tab of the layer you want to move it to.
- Release the object.
Source: LibreOffice Help to Moving Objects to a Different Layer
Tested with LibreOffice 6.4.7.2/7.0.4.2/7.1.0.3 (x86); OS: Windows 6.1.
Thanks to all respondents. I had read the Help advice cited. However, this omits the requirement that the ‘focus’ is on the destination layer, and that this is neither locked nor invisible. I find the LibreOffice method of seeing and changing layers for an object very difficult to get right. It’s exacerbated by the inability to re-order layer tabs.
I use the AnyRail software for model railway design, and this has an ideal way of handling the requirements I listed: when an object is clicked, an edit box showing its layer opens in the displayed properties for the object. To change the layer it’s in, one just enters clicks a dropdown list of the layers available.
Since my use of Draw requires accurate use of layers, I would like to see a similar system to AnyRail in LibreOffice Draw.
Name of invisible layers are shown in blue, and for locked layers they are italicized (and for non-printable layers, underlined).
I know. That’s not relevant to my comment, though. I DO like the ability to make a layer visible/invisible using Shift+click on the layer tab, but I need to be able to move the layer tabs around (‘reorder’ them).
I should have said earlier that the tip from Lupp about the layer for an object being shown in the status bar was very useful, and helped me. Thanks: I hadn’t spotted that.