v_kyr Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, thomaso said: Whereas the term 'magic wand' to me always feels odd in an UI, reminding me of unicorn, fairy, elf … and a glittering sound when the tool is used … Well there is still some kind of magic behind the selection algorithm function used here, so maybe that's why the symbols and older names are used for it that way. Quote Zauberstab-Werkzeug im Bildbearbeitungsprogramm In Programmen wie Adobe Photoshop können mit dem Zauberstab-Werkzeug komplexe zusammengehörige Bereiche ausgewählt werden, um beispielsweise eine Person aus einem Bild zu kopieren.[2] Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 To be honest I have always thought of that tool as the Magic Wand or Zauberstab (thanks @thomaso). I mean why else is the default shortcut W if not for Wand. walt.farrell 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | 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...
thomaso Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 59 minutes ago, v_kyr said: Well there is still some kind of magic behind the selection algorithm function used here I understand the initial idea behind 'magic wand' – it just sounds a bit childish and seems to imply that even the developers of the algorithm are surprised & amazed that it works. From this perspective, the computer itself is magic … and every tool makes noise https://youtu.be/nus5sz9McSA R C-R 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Old Bruce said: Again we see poorly named items. I guess I am in the minority but I think "flood" is a much better choice for what these tools do than the alternatives. In particular, I have always thought that the old "Magic Wand" name is silly & devoid of any suggestion of what it actually does, since there is nothing magical about how it works. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 33 minutes ago, thomaso said: I understand the initial idea behind 'magic wand' … and every tool makes noise ... Well, one don't have mix it up and get confused with another common tool also always called "magic wand" in english here and which probably makes more noise. 😉 R C-R 1 Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, v_kyr said: another common tool also always called "magic … not to forget Apple's "magic mice" v_kyr 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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