Re: [Gimp-user] Layer Opacity Access Point(s) Madness

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 08/31/2013 11:53 AM, yahvuu wrote:
> Am 31.08.2013 00:56, schrieb Richard Gitschlag:
> > > Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 22:48:39 +0200
> > > From: ofnuts laposte net
> > > Next these pesky users will also want to know the blend mode and locks
> > > for that layer or group... could all this be displayed when hovering the
> > > pointer over the layer thumbnail?
> > That sounds like a decent idea:  Hover the mouse over a layer and it will pop up a tooltip identifying the 
> > two things you can't tell from a glance - the layer's blending mode and opacity.
> or one step closer to the action -- what about providing such adjustments directly on canvas?
How would you identify a layer on the canvas? The topmost 
non-transparent one (like the Move tool uses)?