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Add synchronized layer visibility across layout views
nikosavola Sep 24, 2026
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Expose synchronized layers in setup and manual
nikosavola Sep 24, 2026
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Preserve undo and unmatched layers during visibility sync
nikosavola Sep 24, 2026
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Cover synchronized layer visibility and undo
nikosavola Sep 24, 2026
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Avoid transaction allocation with C++17
nikosavola Sep 24, 2026
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Use existing layer identity comparator
nikosavola Sep 24, 2026
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion src/doc/doc/manual/view_options.xml
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they show the same region of the layout. This option can be useful if two layouts are loaded in
different views for clarity, but identical regions need to be inspected.
</li>
<li>
<b>Synchronized Layers</b>: matching layers in different views (tabs) share their visibility.
Visibility changes in the active view are copied to other open views. Layers present in only one
view keep their own visibility. Layer colors and other display properties remain independent.
</li>
<li>
<b>Select Top Level Objects</b>: this menu item gives a quick access to the respective editor
option. If this option is checked, only objects from the top level are selected. This is
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</doc>



24 changes: 23 additions & 1 deletion src/lay/lay/MainConfigPage2.ui
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<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<width>400</width>
<height>80</height>
<height>140</height>
</rect>
</property>
<property name="windowTitle" >
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</layout>
</widget>
</item>
<item>
<widget class="QGroupBox" name="buttonGroupLayers" >
<property name="title" >
<string> Synchronized Layers </string>
</property>
<layout class="QGridLayout" >
<property name="margin" >
<number>11</number>
</property>
<property name="spacing" >
<number>6</number>
</property>
<item row="0" column="0" >
<widget class="QCheckBox" name="sync_layers_cbx" >
<property name="text" >
<string>All views show the same layers</string>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
</layout>
</widget>
</item>
</layout>
</widget>
<layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11" />
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/lay/lay/layConfig.h
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static const std::string cfg_default_grids ("default-grids");
static const std::string cfg_circle_points ("circle-points");
static const std::string cfg_synchronized_views ("synchronized-views");
static const std::string cfg_synchronized_layers ("synchronized-layers");
static const std::string cfg_edit_mode ("edit-mode");
static const std::string cfg_custom_macro_paths ("custom-macro-paths");
static const std::string cfg_mru ("mru");
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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions src/lay/lay/layMainConfigPages.cc
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options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_edit_mode, "false"));
options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_custom_macro_paths, ""));
options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_synchronized_views, "false"));
options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_synchronized_layers, "false"));
options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_grids, "0.01,0.005,0.001"));
options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_mru, ""));
options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_mru_sessions, ""));
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pages.push_back (std::make_pair (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Application|Customize Menu")), new CustomizeMenuConfigPage (parent)));
pages.push_back (std::make_pair (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Application|Units")), new MainConfigPage5 (parent)));
pages.push_back (std::make_pair (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Application|Circles")), new MainConfigPage6 (parent)));
pages.push_back (std::make_pair (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Display|Synchronized Views")), new MainConfigPage2 (parent)));
pages.push_back (std::make_pair (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Display|Synchronization")), new MainConfigPage2 (parent)));
return pages;
}
};
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bool flag = false;
root->config_get (cfg_synchronized_views, flag);
mp_ui->sync_views_cbx->setChecked (flag);
root->config_get (cfg_synchronized_layers, flag);
mp_ui->sync_layers_cbx->setChecked (flag);
}

void
MainConfigPage2::commit (lay::Dispatcher *root)
{
root->config_set (cfg_synchronized_views, mp_ui->sync_views_cbx->isChecked ());
root->config_set (cfg_synchronized_layers, mp_ui->sync_layers_cbx->isChecked ());
}

// -------------------------------------------------------------
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}

}

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