User Guide

Corel Painter 237
both in compositing an image and
applying effects. You can hide one
layer to gain better visibility of the
layer below it. Or, you can set up
different states of an image to create
rollover effects for use on the Web. For
more information about creating
rollovers, refer to “Creating Rollovers”
on page 403.
Use layer visibility settings to create different
states of an image. In the top example, the layers
containing the background are hidden; in the
bottom example, the layers containing the
background are showing.
Layer visibility settings stay active
when printing or saving to some file
formats. In other words, the content of
hidden layers does not print and is not
saved. However, RIF and PSD file
formats preserve hidden layers as part
of the document. Refer to “Saving
Files Containing Layers” on page 234
for more information about how
layers are saved in different file
formats.
To show or hide a layer:
• Click the eye icon next to the layer
name on the Layers palette.
When the eye is shut , the layer
is hidden in the document
window. When the eye is open ,
the layer is visible in the document
window.
To show or hide the canvas:
• Click the eye icon next to Canvas
on the Layers palette.
When the eye is shut, the canvas is
represented by a checkerboard.
When the eye is open, the canvas is
visible in the document window.
Viewing Layer Position
The Info palette contains information
about the size and position of the
selected layer’s content on the canvas.
Think of the area of a layer that
contains imagery as being marked by
a bounding box. The Info palette
displays the dimensions and position
of the bounding box, not the entire
area of the layer. This makes it easy to
determine the exact size and location
of a layer’s content in the document.
•
W
is the width of the layer’s
content, measured in pixels.
•
H
is the height of the layer’s
content, measured in pixels.
•
T
is the position of the top edge of
the layer’s bounding box,
measured in pixels from the top
edge of the canvas.
•
L
is the position of the left edge of
the layer’s bounding box,
measured in pixels from the left
edge of the canvas.
•
B
is the position of the bottom edge
of the layer’s bounding box,