Jump to content
You must now use your email address to sign in [click for more info] ×

Swapping stroke/fill colour of multiple objects changes all colours to same colour


Recommended Posts

Designer 1.8.5.703 on Windows 10 (same fop beta 1.9.0.743).

I don’t know if this is by design, or a bug, or just a missed opportunity, so I thought I’d mention it.
As you can see in my attached video, when I have multiple shapes with differently-coloured strokes, swapping the stroke colour for the fill colour makes all the shapes the same fill colour.
I thought it might be nice to have the stroke colour and fill colour of each shape to be swapped individually.
Is this something that other people might want, or is there a good reason why it works this way?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I can say for myself that I would not expect other function. Since you have selected all the objects, and you change the definition of the fill/stroke color according to the value in the Color panel, it is obvious and completely expected for me, that it will change to the same color.

If you would like a function that swaps the fill/stroke color independently for each selected object, it should be somewhere in the menu, as a specific command/macro.

Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301
Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

21 hours ago, GarryP said:

Is this something that other people might want, or is there a good reason why it works this way?

It is an interesting idea and has some logic to it. At least I would expect that the toolbar option 'Transform Objects Seperately' adds this capability. Even though transform and a swap of properties are not exactly the same 🙂

d.

Affinity Designer 1 & 2   |   Affinity Photo 1 & 2   |   Affinity Publisher 1 & 2
Affinity Designer 2 for iPad   |   Affinity Photo 2 for iPad   |   Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad

Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, dominik said:

has some logic to it

In my opinion, not because it is a Swap function for the "Color Selector" - that is, for defining a color that will then be applied to each selected object.
This is not a specific Swap function that would swap colors for all selected objects.

Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301
Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, Pšenda said:

In my opinion, not because it is a Swap function for the "Color Selector" - that is, for defining a color that will then be applied to each selected object.
This is not a specific Swap function that would swap colors for all selected objects.

You are right, there has to be a distinction between this particular swap arrow in the color palette that relates to only one combination of fill and stroke color. And the general idea to swap colors of all selected objects. But I do like the idea to swap different color combinations on multiple selected objects just as I described about 'Transfer Objects Seperately'.

So with the 'logic in it' I refer to the question on how to treat multiple selected objects with different fill and stroke colors. Thanks for making me this more clear (and I hope it is now).

d.

Affinity Designer 1 & 2   |   Affinity Photo 1 & 2   |   Affinity Publisher 1 & 2
Affinity Designer 2 for iPad   |   Affinity Photo 2 for iPad   |   Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad

Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, dominik said:

But I do like the idea to swap different color combinations on multiple selected objects just as I described about 'Transfer Objects Seperately'.

Yes, that would be a useful feature. It has also been mentioned in the forum, eg here:

 

Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301
Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, Pšenda said:

It has also been mentioned in the forum, eg here:

 

But the person is asking for a search and replace color function. Not to swap fill and stroke colors.

Anyway, with the new 'Select Same' in the latest beta this should be possible 🙂

d.

Affinity Designer 1 & 2   |   Affinity Photo 1 & 2   |   Affinity Publisher 1 & 2
Affinity Designer 2 for iPad   |   Affinity Photo 2 for iPad   |   Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad

Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil

Link to comment
Share on other sites

44 minutes ago, dominik said:

But the person is asking for a search and replace color function. Not to swap fill and stroke colors.

You're right - he just calls it "Colour Swap" 🙂

Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301
Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, haakoo said:

Click the color in the swatches or colorwheel,.. > alters the fill color
Shift+click > alters the stroke color 

I think I can recall that it is also an option to change SHIFT+click into RIGHT click.

I found both methods very handy.

d.

Affinity Designer 1 & 2   |   Affinity Photo 1 & 2   |   Affinity Publisher 1 & 2
Affinity Designer 2 for iPad   |   Affinity Photo 2 for iPad   |   Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad

Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Guidelines | We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.