[libreoffice-design] Re: ODF spec for hiding a shape or group

2016-08-01 11:41 GMT+02:00 Jos van den Oever <jos@vandenoever.info>:
> Indeed, looking at rendering order, an draw:layer is a group and a a
> draw:group is a layer.
> I think layers is a useful concept, but it does require a separate list from
> the navigator. I kind of like the current tabs in LO that show the layers.
> Toggle buttons for protection and visibility could go on the tabs.

Way too much information to catch up in detail right now. In short:
Normal users likely understand the page > layer > group > object
relation as a strict hierarchical organization (as you describe for
xml highlighting). The z-and t-order is seen as independent and
complementary.
We should not split the visualization into two or more views in order
to deal with the underlying structure. This idea was discussed and has
been discarded.

All the best,
Heiko

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