2.0.4 Flood Select Tool: CTRL doesn't add areas. It doesn't work at all

[Tormy]

Windows 11

Affinity Photo 2.0.4

Flood Selection Tool (W): Selecting an area then holding down CTRL to select another area, it doesn't add the second to the first. It removes the first creating the second.

[Ron P.]

Status bar states to use the Right Mouse Button to add. However in reality, it's use both mouse buttons to add. You're right, pressing the Control key, allows you to select another area, based on New.

[Chris B]

macOS is working as expected - control + click adds a new area to the existing selection.

Windows states RightMouse to Add. I'll get this logged. Thank you.

[Chris B]

Ah holding RightMouse and clicking adds a new selection. Both operating systems should be the same.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, Chris B said:

Both operating systems should be the same

But sometimes they aren't as macOS has an additional modifier key that Windows lacks. 

 

[Chris B]

31 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

But sometimes they aren't as macOS has an additional modifier key that Windows lacks. 

True. I think I was referring more to the fact I completely got tripped up by the Windows method of 'holding the RightMouse' whilst clicking. I cannot think of another area where we do this.

[Chris B]

I think it should be Ctrl+Alt as some other selection tools have this for 'Add'

[walt.farrell]

10 minutes ago, Chris B said:

I think it should be Ctrl+Alt as some other selection tools have this for 'Add'

Yes, that was a nice change when it was made for the other tools. One problem with requiring both mouse buttons at the same time is that it's just not possible on many trackpads.

[Chris B]

I had not considered that point either!

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "[Win] Flood Select Tool doesn't have the new CTRL + ALT shortcut for Add to selection" (REF: AF-601) has been fixed by the developers in internal build "2.3.0.2096".
This fix should soon be available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Serif Info Bot to notify us.