Deleting transparency created using the Transparency Tool from both a Layer or a Group and then attempting to change the Opacity (Position or Midpoint) using either the sliders or entering a value for said Layer or Group results in an instant crash in both Publisher and Designer...
Transparency.mp4
Crash Reports
Affinity Publisher 2 Affinity Store-2024-03-06-152817.ips Affinity Designer 2 Affinity Store-2024-03-06-152944.ips
I'm also curious to understand how Opacity is maintained or applied to a Group when the file is opened in Affinity Photo since Photo doesn't have a Transparency Tool.
Selecting a Group with Opacity applied using the Transparency Tool in Designer or Publisher doesn't indicate the 'true' Opacity value for the Group anywhere, i.e., in the Layers or Colour Panels even when Passthrough is changed to Normal meaning there is no way to adjust the Transparency value in Photo for the Group beyond the value set in Designer or Publisher, so there is no way to set the Opacity of the Group back to 100%...
Sample File
Transparency Master.afpub