h.ozboluk Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Dear all, is there any way in Affinity Photo to set a default size for the color picker tool?! Everytime I start the application or open an image the picker size is reset to 1x1 pixel and to resize it manually everytime is unneccessary work. Preferably I would like to have something like 5x5 or 17x17. It would also be great to have it change automatically depending on file and resolution. Thanks in advance François R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted October 12, 2022 Staff Share Posted October 12, 2022 Hi @h.ozboluk, 50 minutes ago, h.ozboluk said: is there any way in Affinity Photo to set a default size for the color picker tool?! Unfortunately it's not possible currently to set this tool to default to a different radius, my apologies - however I will be sure to log this as an improvement with our developers now, to be considered for a future update h.ozboluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westrock2000 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Would also like to see this. Or even staying selected while the program is open. I usually go with 17x17 and have to select it every time I open a new image in a tab. h.ozboluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Burrows Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 10/12/2022 at 7:11 AM, Dan C said: Unfortunately it's not possible currently to set this tool to default to a different radius I was just doing a search in hopes somebody had posted how to do this already. I saw it done on YT a few months ago and never did save that particular video and now I would like to adjust the pixel size of the color picker but don't know how to do it. Would anyone know how to get that done >now< since Affinity has made it possible since this post first went up? I tried searching for it in 'Online Help' but I had no luck finding it. Thanks! WB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 You can use the Radius control on the Context toolbar to set the size of the picker area, but I don’t know how to save that setting as the default. Affinity Photo Help: Color Picker Tool Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Burrows Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, Alfred said: Use the Radius control on the Context toolbar. Could you send me a screenshot of the Radius Control because my blind self have failed to come across it yet. I've scanned over everything and pulled up 'Customize Toolbar' and I don't see anything labeled Radius control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 23 minutes ago, Wayne Burrows said: Could you send me a screenshot of the Radius Control because my blind self have failed to come across it yet. I've scanned over everything and pulled up 'Customize Toolbar' and I don't see anything labeled Radius control. The toolbar in question isn't the main toolbar, it's the Context toolbar (which can't be customized): Edited to add: I've just noticed that you quoted my previous post as it appeared before I edited it, so you may have missed this important bit: 36 minutes ago, Alfred said: I don’t know how to save that setting as the default Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Burrows Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 21 minutes ago, Alfred said: I've just noticed that you quoted my previous post as it appeared before I edited it, so you may have missed this important bit: Yes, I did miss it. I don't know what the problem is over here but for some reason it doesn't show up on my context toolbar when I have the color picker chosen. I'll try it again in the morning when I'm bright eyed and bushy-tailed. Maybe it's me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Your screenshot shows the Context toolbar with the Rectangle Tool active. As its name suggests, the items on that toolbar change according to the context. Press i to switch to the Color Picker Tool (eyedropper, hence the shortcut). Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Just now, Alfred said: Your screenshot shows the Context toolbar with the Rectangle Tool active. Your screenshot also shows that you’re using the Photo persona in Publisher, not the Photo app itself. That doesn’t really matter here, but I’m surprised to see that you’re using a beta version. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 20 minutes ago, Wayne Burrows said: I don't know what the problem is over here but for some reason it doesn't show up on my context toolbar when I have the color picker chosen Make sure you are using the colour picker from the Tools Panel. The colour picker in the Colour Panel does not give you any context toolbar options Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Burrows Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 2 minutes ago, carl123 said: Make sure you are using the colour picker from the Tools Panel. The colour picker in the Colour Panel does not give you any context toolbar options Thanks for that bit of info. But unfortunately, it still isn't showing up for me. @Alfred - I always use Beta now. Just started one day and never got out of the habit. And opening up everything in Publisher makes my workflow much more seamless because I'm always needing to go back and forth between Designer and Photo. Before I replied to you initially, I pulled up the Photo app to see if I would get anything different. And as you already know... I didn't. Off to bed I go... Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, Wayne Burrows said: But unfortunately, it still isn't showing up for me. As Carl and Alfred mentioned, make sure you're using the Color Picker Tool (from the Tools panel). Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Burrows Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 4 hours ago, walt.farrell said: As Carl and Alfred mentioned, make sure you're using the Color Picker Tool (from the Tools panel). I acknowledged what Carl mentioned in my last reply last night. I tried it that way as well and there was no difference. Once I jump into Affinity again a little later, I'll see if I was just missing something simple. Hopefully that's all it was. I tend to do that more times than I care to remember. 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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