Feature Request: Add Layer / Z-Index Control for Slide Elements (Images, Text, Shapes)

[1eevy]

Currently, Bento Slides lacks explicit layer control (z-index management) for elements on a slide. When working with slide compositions—for example, placing an image as a full-slide background with text or shapes overlaid on top—there is no straightforward way to control which element renders in front of which.

A concrete example: inserting a background image for a slide. While Bento supports hero/full-slide images with overlay text, users may want more flexibility—such as inserting an arbitrary image and manually sending it to the bottom layer, then placing text, shapes, or charts above it. Without layer controls, this common PowerPoint/Keynote workflow becomes difficult or impossible.

I would like to see layer control added to Bento Slides, including:

Bring to Front / Send to Back buttons or keyboard shortcuts for selected elements.

Bring Forward / Send Backward for incremental layer adjustment.

A layer panel or sidebar that displays all elements on the current slide in z-index order, with drag-and-drop reordering.

(Optional) Direct z-index value editing in the element properties panel.

This would also eliminate the need for a separate "insert background image" feature—users could simply insert an image, send it to the bottom layer, and overlay other elements on top.

[nyblnet]

Shipped in 1.2.0, out now. The Slide panel opens with a Layers list: every element on the slide in stacking order, top first. Click to select, shift and command extend, drag to reorder, command plus up or down arrow steps the order. The four order buttons were already in the properties panel and the right-click menu; the list is what was missing. No z-index number, on purpose: order is the element's place in the list, which is what collaboration and morph key off. Thanks also for #372, which landed in 1.2.0 as the aspect-ratio lock. About, then Check for updates, or a fresh download at bento.page. Closing.