Move the layer manager to the left side
@vfxdude please check out this fiddle for custom UI (also the layers panel is on the left side). cheers!
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The layer manager is currently hidden away in a tab, but it should in my opinion be visible all the time. Webflow also had it hidden away in a tab, but moved it to the left side. https://webflow.com/feature/new-navigator-location
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@vfxdude please check out this fiddle for custom UI (also the layers panel is on the left side). cheers!
@pouyamiralayi thanks.
I was fiddling with a similar idea myself. https://codepen.io/neocoder/pen/bGNMyQK (using the Webpage Preset plugin ).
It would be better and easier if there was an option for this in the Webpage Preset plugin though.
It would be better and easier if there was an option for this in the Webpage Preset plugin though.
Currently, I can't dedicate time to presets, but PRs are always welcome
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