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move selection in the layers list using a keyboard shortcut

It would be nice if I were able to change my selection in the layers panel using the keyboard only.

Sketch / Studio allow for iterating through the layers list using the shortcut option + tab (or option + shift + tab) in order to change selection.

This is helpful if you have to change the z-order of a lot of layers, as with the mouse you are always at risk of moving layers into groups when dragging them around in the layers panel.

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Arvid shared this idea  ·  November 07, 2018  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →

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AdminElaine (Adobe) (Product Manager, Adobe) responded  ·  November 20, 2018

Got it! Thanks for the clarification. I’m leaving this open. :)

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feature-needs-more-info  ·  AdminElaine (Adobe) (Product Manager, Adobe) responded  ·  November 09, 2018

If you have the layer’s name selected, you can tab through the layers in the layers panel. Is this approximately what you’re looking for?

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  • Cy233 commented  ·  January 22, 2021 13:58  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I also would love to be able to select and move layers up and down via the keyboard.

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  • Joe Morris commented  ·  September 16, 2020 07:45  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    All-around I would love more control with keyboard shortcuts in layer selection, but I would love, love, love this one.

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  • Arvid commented  ·  November 19, 2018 06:04  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    @Elaine yes, but I would like to do that without the name being selected. So just switching between layers, without the intent of renaming them. Reason is that I often like to sort them using the keyboard (as it is less likely to accidently group layers that way). Therefore I would need to be able to change selection using the keyboard as well, or else I always have to take my hand off the keyboard in order to select the next layer using the mouse, which is unnecessarily timeconsuming and tedious :)

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  • Danielle commented  ·  April 09, 2018 08:29  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    When creating UI kits, I first develop elements, then rename them in the Layers panel. It's a repetitive process that would be much less frustrating if I could jump to the next item in the list, expand and collapse groups, and rename layers. Instead, any keystroke combination I try manipulates the element on the artboard. I can't even use CTRL-arrows to jump to the beginning or end of words or sentences.

    Helpful extensions of this feature might be:
    - Batch-editing layer names
    - Appending a prefix or suffix in batches to a group of layers
    - Searching for a layer by name
    - Selecting multiple layers with keyboard shortcuts
    - Rearranging layers by name

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