Gradient Map from Swatches

[adam1762]

How to create gradient maps from color swatches? I have multiple gradients but no option to insert from samples (afpallete). Apparently everything is there, but it doesn't work as it should, basic tools that should have been there from the start and still aren't there. Please add this option.

 

[walt.farrell]

[Murfee]

Do your swatches populate after you select them @walt.farrell

In step 4 they remain empty so can not be used, unless they are a system swatch (Mac).... I don't want my system full of gradient swatches, they should be available from application swatches

You should be able to select a gradient, as it is now you have to select a colour for each stop, even if the swatch is a gradient

[walt.farrell]

Yes, they do. 

But possibly the swatches you have can't be used? What happens if you try a Palette that has basic colors, not highly stylized ones.

[Murfee]

Even basic colours do not come through unless they are a system palette, application pallets can be selected but they are empty

The swatches in my screenshot are just gradients, if I add them as a system palletes they are usable. But only as separate colours for each stop in the Gradient Map.

The point of original request is you can not just simply select a ready made gradient for the Gradient Map

This does need fixing

[adam1762]

1 hour ago, Murfee said:

Nawet podstawowe kolory nie są widoczne, chyba że są paletą systemową. Można wybierać palety aplikacji, ale są one puste

Próbki na moim zrzucie ekranu to po prostu gradienty, jeśli dodam je jako palety systemowe, są użyteczne. Ale tylko jako oddzielne kolory dla każdego przystanku na mapie gradientów.

Istotą pierwotnego wniosku jest to, że nie można po prostu wybrać gotowego gradientu dla mapy gradientów

To wymaga naprawy

That's the point, Photoshop next to the gradient map has samples, you choose one and you're done, so simple it's impossible to implement in Affinity.

[walt.farrell]

Note, though, that a missing function is not a Bug. 

Having the Swatches come up blank for you would probably be a bug, but not having to set each gradient stop individually. That would be a Feature Request.

[Murfee]

A moderator has moved this to Bugs, it was originally in Feature Requests. 

 

[adam1762]

I hope they will fix this error soon and add Path Blur.

[Dan C]

Thanks for your report @adam1762 & our apologies for the delayed response here!

I originally moved this thread to 'Bugs' based on your initial description as I was uncertain where this belonged, therefore I've since spoken with our team further to confirm the expected behaviour here.

I can verify that Gradients can't be selected from the 'Swatches' selection when editing a 'Stop' in the Gradient Map editor - as your active selection is one colour 'stop' within a Gradient, only singular colours are supported, hence the Gradient swatches do not show in this dialog.

As I understand it, this is expected behaviour when editing a Gradient 'stop' directly and therefore not technically a bug.
However I certainly understand your desire to apply a saved Swatch Gradient to the Gradient Map Adjustment, which is logged as an improvement request with our team internally, I'll be sure to 'bump' this request with your thread now to add your vote for this feature.

On 7/11/2024 at 4:05 PM, Murfee said:

Even basic colours do not come through unless they are a system palette, application pallets can be selected but they are empty

The swatches in my screenshot are just gradients, if I add them as a system palletes they are usable. But only as separate colours for each stop in the Gradient Map.

I'm not seeing this behaviour here with 'basic colour' swatches (ie singular colours), these appear in the Gradient Map Editor from either Document, Application or System palettes, though as above none of the Gradient Swatches appear, and this is expected behaviour.

Unfortunately macOS 'System Palettes' don't support Gradients at all , therefore when saving a Gradient as a System Palette, only the first colour 'stop' in the Gradient will be saved. Again this is expected behaviour.

I hope this clears things up

[adam1762]

Thank you very much, I think that such a solution would make the work easier and faster.