DanMaffle Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Hello, I'm running Affinity Designer 1.7.3.481 on Windows. Is there any reason why a gradient's endpoint opacity would be locked? As seen in the screencap below, I am unable to edit the endpoint opacity in the attached file. It works fine if I try doing this on a new shape in a new blank document. GradientEndOpacityLocked.afdesign Edited January 23, 2020 by DanMaffle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Works here on Mac 10.14.6 Although there is some odd stuff happening with your file when I open it. I have my cursor frozen for several seconds and then it is quite jerky and sluggish. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMaffle Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 47 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: Works here on Mac 10.14.6 Although there is some odd stuff happening with your file when I open it. I have my cursor frozen for several seconds and then it is quite jerky and sluggish. Strange. Thanks for testing it...guess I'll try submitting a bug report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMaffle Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 I think I figured it out. I had the color set to a Pantone color from a swatch. If I change the color picker to RGB Hex, click in the Hex code and hit enter, that frees up the opacity setting. I guess when it's a PMS color it's locked in. Changing it to hex and "confirming" the hex code forces it to rgb which can then be adjusted. While that's probably not a bug, it should probably be handled a bit better. The way it is now just leaves you guessing. Either a note or popup stating that this color's opacity can't be adjusted, or even better, a popup asking "Do you want to convert this Pantone color to RGB/ HEX #XXXXXX" etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, DanMaffle said: I guess when it's a PMS color it's locked in. I haven't tested this but I bet it is caused by a Swatch of any sort, not just Pantone colours. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMaffle Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: I haven't tested this but I bet it is caused by a Swatch of any sort, not just Pantone colours. Just tried it, this doesn't seem to be the case. Only colors from the Pantone swatches don't allow the opacity to be edited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DanMaffle Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 minute ago, haakoo said: Maybe it isn't allowed for Pantone colors You can however set the transparency tool(Y) over the rectangle to make parts transparent. GradientEndOpacityLockedEdited.afdesign True, that's an alternate workaround, thanks. Definitely easier to do it from within the gradient though, especially if you're dealing with a complex gradient with multiple stops and opacity changes. Move Along People 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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