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Switch active layer QGIS 4 compatibility

Not QGIS 4 ready Likely abandoned

Not yet — the latest version declares max QGIS version 3.99.0, so it is not offered to QGIS 4 users.

Keyboard shortcut to change active layer up or down in legend.

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Keyboard shortcut to change active layer up or down.

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