My straight lines are always on different layers

[Ema35383097kbpq]

I am trying to draw multiple straight lines for an artwork and they're all on different layers. Plus, they get a lot of extra weird options that I do not know how to get rid of and that annoy me. How do I fix it?

 

 

[Ged_Traynor · Accepted solution]

@Ema35383097kbpq in the options bar for the line tool, set it to combine shapes

If you're referring to the contextual task bar, you can disable it from the window menu

[Conrad_C · Accepted solution]

By "extra weird options" do you mean the Contextual Task Bar floating at the bottom of your first screen shot? If so, they're not weird, they are the usual options for a vector shape layer. Personally, I like that they added that, because it used to be harder to figure out how to change the color and other attributes of a drawn vector line. Now it's easier. Also, the Contextual Task Bar is now the easiest and most direct place to adjust the new arrowheads.

Now, if you feel you must reject all that convenience, that's fine...open the Window menu and deselect Contextual Task Bar.

And Ged_Traynor showed how to put them all on the same layer using Combine Shapes.

One question to ask…do you even want these lines to be vector shape paths, or did you want them as pixels? If you want them as pixels, don’t use the Line tool, instead draw straight lines with the Brush or Pencil tool: Set up the tool with the color and size you want, then click to start the line and Shift-click to end it. Those will all end up on the same layer, and not be editable as lines later (because you won't have options like path handles, stroke width, and stroke color that you do get with the vector Line tool).

[Semaphoric · Accepted solution]

Another way is setting the options for the Line tool to Pixels.

[Conrad_C]

I should have remembered that one…your way is probably more straightforward!

[Ema35383097kbpq]

Sorry for the very late reply. But thank you so much, this worked since I wanted to set it as pixels.