Closing the Layer Effects panel while editing a gradient color breaks the gradient editor

[Dan E.]

Description

If you close the Layer Effects panel while editing a color in the gradient editor, the gradient editor will no longer open.

Repro Steps

1. Create a new document.
2. Use the Rectangle tool to create a new rectangle.
3. Click the Layer Effects button in the Layers panel.
4. Check Gradient Overlay to add a gradient.
5. Click the Gradient button to open the gradient editor.
6. Click the color swatch to open the color picker.
7. Without clicking away from the color picker, click the Layer Effects dialog's Close button.
8. Click the Layer Effects button to re-open the dialog.
9. Click the Gradient button.

Expected Behavior

The gradient editor opens.

Actual Behavior

Nothing happens. There seems to be a flag that disables the Gradient button when the color picker is open, and that flag is never cleared if the Layer Effects dialog closes before the color picker loses focus.

If you go to the Color Overlay settings and open/close the color picker, and then go back to Gradient Overlay, the Gradient button will start working again.

Reproduces

Every time (Designer 1.8.3, MacOS 10.14.6)

[Brett C.]

I'm having the same problem, same version of software. I'm glad that Dan E. found a workaround. I was having to save my work, close Affinity Designer and relaunch to get it working again.

For our sanity, please get this resolved in the next release.

Thanks!

[Sean P]

Hi Dan E,

Thanks for the great recipe! I'll get this passed on to development to be investigated.