I can't seem to figure out how to send objects to different layers. Or even taking an object that is not on a layer and sending it to one?

In Illustrator every object is in a specific layer and you can easily view and move them via the layer window. Does inkscape have a similar tool?

xl_cheese wrote:In Illustrator every object is in a specific layer and you can easily view and move them via the layer window. Does inkscape have a similar tool?

Not yet. It has been requested though.

To move objects between layers you need to press Shift + PageUp or Shift + PageDown. It's clumsy but you get used to it.

If you are already familiar with Illustrator you might find my guide to Inkscape useful for getting to know Inkscape. It highlights some of the ways to work without a thorough layers palette like Illustrator has.

cool.

Just curious. If I wanted to take a stab at coding up a layers palatte where would I find the source code?

-wes

Sourceforge would be your first stop. Then I would head to the developers mailing list for guidance. I also happened to have stumbled across this site today which you might find useful.

uhmm isn't the layers palette found under Layer > Layers ?

Darth_Gimp wrote:uhmm isn't the layers palette found under Layer > Layers ?

yes, but it is pretty useless.

Open the XML-editor (Edit -> XML-Editor). Here you see all objects assigned to the different layers. By clicking on the object on the canvas, the corresponding entry in the XML list is highlighted. Here you can change the layer by dragging and dropping the element to the new layer.

try: Ctrl+C, select layer and Ctrl+Alt+V

boti wrote:try: Ctrl+C, select layer and Ctrl+Alt+V

Ah so with Ctrl + Alt + V we can maintain original position when moving between layer , thanks

Well, somehow this very old topic has become resurrected. Layers have improved quite a bit from when this topic was first started. To move an object to another layer, you can use Layer menu > Move selection to layer above/below. Or you can select the object and do Shift + PgUp/PgDn. Ctrl + Alt + V also works, if you want to go to the trouble of cutting, only to paste into a different layer. Note that between Ctrl + X or C, and Ctrl + Alt + V, you need to be sure and select the layer where you want to paste it. Typically you would use Shift + PgUp/PgDn