Layer school: ctrl-L = layer control sidebar
+ = add a layer pick on it and it turns blue and it is the active layer. dbl-clickit and you get to name it pick on the left side of it and the eyeball shows it all In between the eye and the name lives or hides the connection points! Enjoy. Mike On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com>wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm using dia-normal 0.97.2 on Xubuntu 12.10, and had this same problem > with dia-gnome 0.97.2. > > How do I select a layer? The help facility in "10.2.2 Selecting > Layers" says "A layer is said as being activated when it is selected in > the Layers dialog." The trouble is, it doesn't tell me how to get to > the Layers dialog. The Dialogs menu option presents only "Python > Console". The Layers menu option doesn't contain anything called > "Layers" or "Layers dialog", it contains only "Add layer" and "rename > layer". > > I added a layer, and now that layer is permanently selected, and I > can't get back to put more stuff in the original layer. Could somebody > please tell me how to access the Layers Dialog, or else to select a > layer without it? > > Thanks, > > SteveT > > Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ > Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance > _______________________________________________ > dia-list mailing list > dia-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list > FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq > Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk michael.e.r...@gmail.com <michael.e.r...@gmail.com>
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