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.
Arvid
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Got it! Thanks for the clarification. I’m leaving this open. :)
4 comments
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Cy233
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I also would love to be able to select and move layers up and down via the keyboard.
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Joe Morris
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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
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@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
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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