Add date/time field to layers

[GarethLind]

I am working on complex files with many layers and groups of layer. Sometimes I purge old layers I no longer need. It would be great if it were possible to view the date created/modified on each layer, similar to how a links palette in InDesign. That way, I could sort oldest to newest. I also have a record of what I did when.

Not essential, but it would add versatility to the layers.

[Mylenium]

Certainly an interesting idea. Could be useful for long running projects where you just lose track of what you did when and which version of a layer was combined with what. As an extension of this there should probably be a function that selects layers based on this criteria or sets the layer color.

Mylenium 

[jazz-y]

Yes, that would be a useful feature. At the moment, each layer has a timestamp:

{"_obj":"metadata","layerTime":1664401609.088069}
{"_obj":"metadata","layerTime":1664401609.0880774}
{"_obj":"metadata","layerTime":1664401609.0880833}

However, it is updated every time the document is saved (regardless of whether a separate layer was changed or not).

In theory, we can write a script that writes an additional block of metadata at the time the layer is created and then reads it if necessary (indicating the age of the layer in its name or, for example, with various color labels).