In the Help pages, we have: - layer_new.xhp: https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/sdraw/guide/layer_new.html - insert_layer.xhp: https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/sdraw/01/insert_layer.html insert_layer is more detailed than layer_new, covers the same topic, and is the page that is linked from the Modify Layer dialog in LO. layer_new should be removed, and all references to it replaced by insert_layer: https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/search?project=help&full=layer_new&defs=&refs=&path=&hist=&type=&xrd=&nn=1&si=full&si=full
Patch submitted https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/help/+/149474
Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/742aa91199f41ef96f1b47bbc163b7c3bb6e2a9d tdf#154335 Deprecate layer_new.xhp in favour of insert_layer.xhp