If I try to select features of more than one layer at the same time only the features of the layer that is shown at the top of the legend get selected.
If I want to avoid the selection of certain features I have to make the layer invisible. This way one cannot say, I want to select all features of one layer that lay inside a certain area of another layer without selecting that area too.
I wrote a plugin for my own program which is able to select features by a user drawn form. It has a DockablePanel like the legend where one can define which layers can be selected. (See picture)
Would it be possible to do this for the selection tool too?
Comments: ** Comment from web user: jacobean **
If I want to avoid the selection of certain features I have to make the layer invisible. This way one cannot say, I want to select all features of one layer that lay inside a certain area of another layer without selecting that area too.
I wrote a plugin for my own program which is able to select features by a user drawn form. It has a DockablePanel like the legend where one can define which layers can be selected. (See picture)
Would it be possible to do this for the selection tool too?
Comments: ** Comment from web user: jacobean **
The selection tool was set that way deliberately after some discussion about it with [Dr. Ames](https://www.codeplex.com/site/users/view/danames). I also think that this isn't the best behavior. There should be a better way to select just the top layer or all layers. Perhaps a button press or something.