GraphiteEditor/Graphite

Smarter placement of layers into the artboards that bound them

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#1,507 opened on Dec 11, 2023

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Description

Currently, new layers are drawn, they are placed into the last selected artboard.

To improve upon this, we want:

  • Placing layers in correct artboard based on its location within the bounds of any artboard (#2110)
  • Transferring layers between artboards when dragged from one to the other upon release
  • When pasting from the clipboard, if no existing layers are selected, the content should go in the most recently selected (or drawn in/interacted with) artboard
    • When no layers are selected, clicking the New Folder button (in the Layers panel, next to the trash button) should place it in the most recently selected artboard

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Graphite's document modelFamiliarity with Rust programming
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
The issue builds on the existing logic from PR #2110 which places layers in the correct artboard based on bounding box. To implement drag and drop transfer, examine the drag handle event handlers in the artboard layer and the document mutation functions that move layers between artboards. For clipboard paste behavior, look at the clipboard handling code and the concept of 'most recently selected artboard' which may need tracking in the document state. Review comments on the issue for any additional context or proposed approaches.