Photoshop active layer color

[mdijb]

The apparent default is for Photoshop to show a light gray color when that layer is the active layer.  Is there a way to change that light gray to another color to make the active layer more visible, like a red or blue for example?
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[digitaldog]

The apparent default is for Photoshop to show a light gray color when that layer is the active layer.  Is there a way to change that light gray to another color to make the active layer more visible, like a red or blue for example?

Alt/Option click and you can change the layer color but not necessarily the 'active layer'.

[mdijb]

This changes the layer color permanently.

is the someplace in Preferences to choose a color to be applied to a layer whenever it is the active layer?  I seem to recall that somewhere there is way to do this>

[john beardsworth]

In Prefs, Interface, you can change the overall Color Theme. Some make the active layer more obvious.

[Peano]

In Prefs, Interface, you can change the overall Color Theme. Some make the active layer more obvious.

Color Themes only offer shades of gray for the panels, toolbars, etc.

[john beardsworth]

Color Themes only offer shades of gray for the panels, toolbars, etc.

And changing the theme makes the active layer more visible.

[digitaldog]

And changing the theme makes the active layer more visible.

Pass and as I said in the 2nd post: but not necessarily the 'active layer' specifically. What the OP wants isn't possible as requested.

[john beardsworth]

Pass and as I said in the 2nd post: but not necessarily the 'active layer' specifically. What the OP wants isn't possible as requested.

Making the active later "more visible" was the underlying requirement. In some colour themes the active layer is easier to distinguish.

[digitaldog]

Making the active later "more visible" was the underlying requirement. In some colour themes the active layer is easier to distinguish.

It is and it's your opinion that making it lighter (or darker, there are only three options) makes it easier to distinguish. I don't agree, but maybe the OP does. Bottom line, there's no preference to specifically make the active layer easier to distinguish by itself or with anything other than a lighter or darker gray which affects all kinds of other UI elements. So again, I'll pass. The OP can decide if that's any more useful than making the layered colored.
You missed this important text from the OP:
 Is there a way to change that light gray to another color

[john beardsworth]

You missed this important text from the OP:
 Is there a way to change that light gray to another color

No, but unlike you I read the OP's next words too - "to make the active layer more visible". The active layer is more visible in some colour themes. FFS.

[digitaldog]

No, but unlike you I read the OP's next words too - "to make the active layer more visible". The active layer is more visible in some colour themes. FFS.

Whatever John. You clearly feel ignoring a request for color and using your own subjective opinion about more visible (with only three possibilities) is the correct answer. I'll leave that to the OP to decide.
You of course decided to ignore:
Like a red or blue for example?
You do understand what the word color means?

[digitaldog]

Color Themes only offer shades of gray for the panels, toolbars, etc.

Exactly correct. But where John comes from, he's probably thinking gray is a color colour instead of grey. 

[john beardsworth]

Whatever John. You clearly feel ignoring a request for color and using your own subjective opinion about more visible (with only three possibilities) is the correct answer. I'll leave that to the OP to decide.
You of course decided to ignore:
Like a red or blue for example?
You do understand what the word color means?

Don't be such an argumentative wanker, Andrew. You adequately answered the immediate request for colour, and I've not contradicted that in any way, but making the active layer "more visible" was the OP's request. The active layer is more visible with some colour themes than with others. Use your eyes.

[digitaldog]

Don't be such an argumentative wanker, Andrew.

I'll leave that to you John. 
At least I took the time to fully read the OP's request instead of trying to convince everyone a suggestion that wasn't pertinent was correct, (despite the original requests from the OP).

[john beardsworth]

I'll leave that to you John. 
At least I took the time to fully read the OP's request instead of trying to convince everyone a suggestion was correct, despite the original requests from the OP.

I chose to answer the question as it was put, and the OP clearly asked for the active layer to be "more visible". You are the one who then chose to be an argumentative wanker, Andrew, not for the first time, eh? I really don't see why you even decided to respond to my post. What's your problem? Get help.

[digitaldog]

I really don't see why you even decided to respond to my post.

To agree with Peano** who like me, disagrees with you.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish wanker
-Euripides


**Color Themes only offer shades of gray for the panels, toolbars, etc.
He's correct of course.

[john beardsworth]

Peano doesn't say that the active layer isn't more obvious in different colour schemes

You had no need to respond to my post. What's your problem? Get it seen to. 

[digitaldog]

Peano doesn't say that the active layer isn't more obvious in different colour schemes

He doesn't have to, he corrected your unnecessary post as did I.


Here are the facts John. The two darkest color scheme are the same difference between active and non active (10 units of Lstar). So it doesn't matter which you pick, they are the same difference. The 2nd lightest has an Lstar difference of 17, the lightest has a difference of 21. But NONE are colors (colours), all gray (or if you must, grey) as both Peano and I told you.
If you had done your due diligence, you would have told the OP to use the lightest color scheme which provides the greatest difference between active and non active and you would have pointed out the difference isn't in color but in gray/grey. But you're not here to help the OP it appears but rather to try to give the impression you have a clue about Photoshop's UI.


The OP specifically wants COLORS. Something you can't seem to understand or admit as it would make your suggesting a non starter. Read what he wrote if you can, and attempt to understand that he asked about color and provided two colored examples using English words!


You do understand what the word color means?
Do you understand what the OP specifically asked for (Like a red or blue for example) means?
Apparently you don't in your need to be correct when most of what you wrote here wasn't. It appears that reality continues to ruin your life.

[john beardsworth]

Again, the OP asked about colours "to make the active layer more visible". You answered about colours, and I  pointed out the active layer is is easier to distinguish with certain colour themes. You are just being argumentative. Grow up.

[Christopher Sanderson]

Since, once again, the topic has descended into name-calling due to unnecessarily rude and aggressive posts, I am locking it.