Broc0re

Yes, and when you do that it colors pixels outside of the selection.

The selection it makes is correct, in terms of area. But does it now all of a sudden heave build in feather on some pixels? Even if it does why is it affecting the overlay, which should OVERLAY everything? Even the paint bucket doesn't work on the selection. It bleeds outside the selection. It has to be said that this is one of the absolute dumbest ways I've seen a program function. Just for information, I downloaded GIMP and finished the project there. Because I had to get it done. So my problem is solved. But I'd still love to know what the h*ll is going on with Affinity?

Yes, the flood tool is the tool I need to use, and have been able to use before. I take it the flood tool does not have those options then?

Where do you find the control-bar? This is what I have:

Same result

Did not work unfortunately

Fine. Here's another video, where I show the tab:

That doesn't change anything. Opacity is at 100% and color is black. Making it the active tab makes no difference!

Here:

That is literally what I did.

Both at 100%

No, that didn't help. Photo, pixel layer. It worked perfectly two months ago. Exact same procedure. And with a color overlay I can change the color as I please.

I have a picture, made a selection, copy and pasted selection so I have it on a new layer. Went to FX to overlay a color. But the color doesn't overlay properly! It lightens the edges. Why? That's not reasonable behavior in any way! Thinking it might be some feather nonsense with the selection, even though it shouldn't effect overlay, I try refining the selection with no feather no matt no nothing! And repeating. Same result. So I figure I have to fix it myself so I go to the erase brush, because that's the only straight erase tool that seems to exist. set it to 1px 100% opacity, flow and hardness. Surprise surprise it doesn't work! It only lightens 4(!) pixels to varying degree. What nonsense is this? I just want to color a layer, why is this so difficult!!?