: Separating text from images in layers Using graphics programs such as Photoshop or GIMP, I'm trying to understand the tradeoffs between putting text into the same layer as images or in separate
Using graphics programs such as Photoshop or GIMP, I'm trying to understand the tradeoffs between putting text into the same layer as images or in separate layer. For example, if I'm making a button, and it has text, and that text might change for a different language. Or if I have a radial button choice with language by it, perhaps several buttons in an interface.
Can you please help me understand the trade-offs better ... whatever comes to mind, using images and text in separate or the same layer? Thanks.
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It sounds like you might want to look into a dedicated application such as Sketch designed more for UI. But in Photoshop you can use Layer Comps for different states. Here's a video that shouldn't go dead ever since its by Adobe --
I'm not really a UI person. Between that and how long I've been using Photoshop (long before Layer Comps existed) I would just do it with Layer Organization.
For example you could make a Group and name it:
First Button
Then inside of that three groups called: English State, Russian State, German State. In each of those groups you have your modified text and its button.
As for "trade-offs" its a bit confusing because Text cannot be created on the same layer as a Button. You would have to actively flatten it. There's almost never a reason to do this especially with newest versions of Photoshop when you could use Smart Objects.
There isn't really much of a trade-off at all, keeping text and images separate is always a good idea. The only time you wouldn't do it is or couldn't do it is if you're saving down to say, a JPG, or another flat file type for print or web or what have you. But your source should always keep these element separate, there's no real advantage to having them on the same layer, only really big disadvantages.
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