seamonsterwes

I cant get this to work for me on a mac. When using just a trackpad- is there a way to handle the ALT+CTRL+LMB+RMB? Additionally, with a magic mouse (no discrete LMB or RMB here either), this also doesn't work. With a USB mouse with two discrete buttons- also doesn't work, with a wacom tablet - still no go. AFAIK, preferences are set to defaults in the software- so I must be doing something wrong. Any advice for this? EDIT: As quickly as I had posted this, the issue became apparent- my window management tool- Hyperdock was taking over these hotkeys conflicting with AP. Resolved by turning it off. Duuuuuuh.

The workaround here is nothing more than that - a workaround. While its effective in getting the job done, its not effective in a professional setting. The rubylith mask overlay (or black and white image overlay) provides an amount of precision that's sometimes needed when cutting out complex images. It's a heavily used photoshop feature that's missing from Affinity Photo, and a hinderance to a professional workflow. Switching between a bunch of tools, creating multiple unneeded history states, and most importantly adding clicks and keystrokes removes time and efficiency from an otherwise easily solvable issue.

This is an everyday feature for me in Photoshop, I miss it in Affinity Photo and for me, creates an efficiency gap that's difficult to overcome or work around.