Currently "hide/show ALL layers" affect other layers apart from selected BUT only their top-levels (not including any sub-layers).

It there an option to include ALL levels of layers?

Hm, here on 1.2 it does exactly that. For me, right clicking a layer in the Layers and Objects dialog and selecting "Hide all layers" hides all layers *including* the selected one and any layer that was dragged inside another layer. selecting "Show all layers" shows everything again including sub.

Can you show this settings: https://postimg.cc/68TfhvFs/625c8bfa

mikapyon

Hm, here on 1.2 it does exactly that. For me, right clicking a layer in the Layers and Objects dialog and selecting "Hide all layers" hides all layers *including* the selected one and any layer that was dragged inside another layer. selecting "Show all layers" shows everything again including sub.

Same here, even if my settings are like @dmt05.

Here is mine~

I have set my setting same as above (https://media.inkscape.org/media/resources/file/Screenshot_from_2022-06-16_07-02-30_pbAr3nM.png)  but "hide/show ALL layers" still affects only top-level layers.

See attached file:

Layer Corset - shown

sub layer: Star 2 down - shown

Sub sub layer: path41430-8 - hidden

Sub sub layer: path41428-8 - shown

Select top layer "IMAGE" and choose "Select all layers"

Expected: Sub sub layer: path41430-8  is visible

Observed: Sub sub layer: path41430-8  still hidden 

Show/Hide layers only operates on layers, not groups or objects.

This is the document tree, note the icons indicating Layer, Group and Object within the Objects dialog:

dmt05

See attached file:

Not exactly sure what I am looking at, sorry 💦

Edit: I am an idiot, the attached file is an SVG not an image *facepalm*

One thing I can think of that could be happening:

1. Create a new document and delete all layers so the Layers and Objects dialog is empty
2. Draw a shape lets call it shape1
3. Create a new layer, select that layer
4. Draw another shape inside that layer, shape2
5. Now shape2 is inside the only layer, shape1 is not in the layer

If you now use Hide/Show all layers, the layer will be shown/hidden as usual (aka toggles shape2) but shape1 is unaffected and always visible.

TL;DR: Make sure all shapes are contained in layers?

@TylerDurden

So thats how it works. I see now. Thanks

mikapyon

If you now use Hide/Show all layers, the layer will be shown/hidden as usual (aka toggles shape2) but shape1 is unaffected and always visible.

Yes. Thats what is happening.

mikapyon

TL;DR: Make sure all shapes are contained in layers?

That is a thing to consider, thanks. 

I do want to be able to hide and show EVERYTHING.

dmt05

I do want to be able to hide and show EVERYTHING.

I'd use Edit>Select all in all layers, with the settings in the Preferences set to ignore hidden and locked objects.

TylerDurden

I'd use Edit>Select all in all layers, with the settings in the Preferences set to ignore hidden and locked objects.

That helps a bit.

My settings attached.  

Objects -Unhide all - works

Ctrl+A in objects and layers select all but low-level objects (see Layers.JPG)

Techincally - hiding all selected objects will result is nothing shown...