Paint bucket tool changes Tolerance/ opacity on click hold

[Intuos5]

The opactity changes when I click hold the Paintbucket tool in Affinity Photo 2.2.1, Windows 10.0.19045.

If this is intentional, the changes are erratic, because the preview shows a change in fill opacity.

Video

 

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a new document

2. Add a pixel layer and make it white

3. Make a selection with a selection tool

4. Activate the Paintbucket tool, select another fill colour, click hold and drag the mouse sideways.

5. Notice the fill tolerance changing erratically and/ or the opacity in the Paintbucket tool changing.

[GarryP]

I believe this is by design, see the Status Bar.

When you click with the Flood Fill Tool you get the fill as set by the Context Bar settings.

However, when you drag you can change the tolerance via the amount you drag.

[Intuos5]

It's not displaying the context bar for me atm...

[GarryP]

The Tolerance setting is in the Context Toolbar, which you can see in your video.

However, I can’t see the Status Bar in your video; I don’t know how you recorded the video so I don’t know if you can see it at the bottom of the application window and it just hasn’t been recorded for some reason.

I’ve attached an image of what I would expect to see.

[Dan C]

24 minutes ago, Intuos5 said:

It's not displaying the context bar for me atm...

The Status Bar aka Hint Line can become hidden if you use the 'Toggle UI' option (shortcut key TAB) once, then manually reenable the view/studio options.

To return the Status Bar, simply use the View > Toggle UI (or TAB key shortcut) twice in a row and you should see this return:

 
In regards to the issue you're reporting, as Garry has mentioned this click+drag action is by design, changing the Tolerance for the Flood Fill Tool as you move the cursor.

I hope this clears things up  

[Intuos5]

It's been this way since I updated Photo, must be a glitch. Sorry for the false report.

[Dan C]

No problem at all, I'm happy to help