Loris Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Why are the colors not reflected in the color swatches menu when you copy an object from one document to another? For me this is the most frustrating thing about this software. When I copy even a simple rectangle it doesn't show the color and to modify it globally I have to reselect it, apply the color sample to the color menu and modify it. Does it make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 hours ago, Loris said: Why are the colors not reflected in the color swatches menu when you copy an object from one document to another? Having played with it right now, I am wondering as well. If a pasted object has a global swatch, it is actually copied into the new document, as can be seen if you open the Color panel in the Tint mode. There is even the "Edit Global Color" button with the popover menu where you can edit the color, but it's not even being applied to the selected pasted object. Trying to add the imported global color as a swatch via context menu → Add to Swatches → "From Fill As Global" doesn't do anything either. I smell a bug here. Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Hi @Loris, welcome to the Affinity forums! 3 hours ago, Loris said: Why are the colors not reflected in the color swatches menu when you copy an object from one document to another? Unfortunately this unexpected behaviour is caused by Serif's general concept for handling colour swatches in Affinity and the understanding of "global" as a document-only colour but not as an app-wide colour. Unfortunately it even affects "Assets" that don't transfer global colour swatches (e.g. a clients corporate colour in a logo asset). 51 minutes ago, loukash said: If a pasted object has a global swatch, it is actually copied into the new document, as can be seen if you open the Color panel in the Tint mode. There is even the "Edit Global Color" button with the popover menu where you can edit the color, but it's not even being applied to the selected pasted object. Trying to add the imported global color as a swatch via context menu → Add to Swatches → "From Fill As Global" doesn't do anything either. I smell a bug here. Alternatively to the failing context menu → Add to Swatches → "From Fill As Global" you can click the "Add global swatch" button in the Swatches panel if a document palette exists. But note, it creates a swatch with a different name. Various issues with colour swatches were reported and discussed in several threads since years, recently in Dec. 2023. Leigh 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 5 minutes ago, thomaso said: But note, it creates a swatch with a different name. Exactly. It creates a new swatch when it definitely shouldn't although the original information is available in the new document. Hence my aforementioned bug odor in the air… Leigh 1 Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted March 7 Staff Share Posted March 7 Just wanted to let you know that I've logged this with our developers. thomaso, loukash and Loris 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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