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I'd like to be able to use layer styles in photoshop

you can, just rasterize them before using them in xion

that thought came to mind, but the rasterize commands are grayed out on the layer menu, and on right-click menu from the layers hierarchy. how exactly do I go about doing this? I initially tried doing everything with a vector mask, then adding layer styles, then rasterizing; but this left everything single-colored in Xion. Next I tried using the marquee selection tools and the same layer styles technique, but rasterizing isn't an option when doing it that way. I suppose now my question is do I have to make my 3d effects by hand in another layer?

(I know this isn't the help forum, but it seems to have become one on this post... sorry.)

I find it easiest to put a layer in a group, then right-click the group & select 'Merge Group'.

Others have mentioned how nice it would be to have layer styles in Xion. Apparently though, layer styles are quite complex & difficult to implement, so they won't be included for quite some time.

a quick way
ctl+shift+n for new layer
select both and merge (ctl+e)

hoping cliff will at some point add in text path so we can put in text on a curved path for example but layer styles are not easy to implement

Or do Merge Down (Ctrl + E) on to an empty layer below the style one

thanks very much to all... I can get on with my life now