New Version, but Old Bugs: Alt + Click, Low Precision Tablet, Changing the Brush

[Halex]

I'm using Affinity Designer 2.6, but I can still see some old bugs.

1- Issues with alt + click: sometimes the color doesn't change to the selected color.
2- Issues with Low Precision Tablet: even if I disable double click in my Wacom Settings, it still happens when I use the Low Precision Tablet mode.
3- Issues with changing the brush: sometimes the brush doesn't change to the selected brush.

[NathanC]

Hi @Halex,

On 2/24/2025 at 5:39 PM, Halex said:

1- Issues with alt + click: sometimes the color doesn't change to the selected color.

The paint brush tool modifier required to colour pick is ALT + Drag. If you're not dragging with the alt modifier held down, this may explain why the colour picker has not picked correctly if it only happens intermittently, using a tablet input is particularly sensitive to this click vs drag difference since you need to press + drag on the tablet to accurately register this. I found using High Precision input mode was generally better for the picker detection.

On 2/24/2025 at 5:39 PM, Halex said:

2- Issues with Low Precision Tablet: even if I disable double click in my Wacom Settings, it still happens when I use the Low Precision Tablet mode.

This is a known issue, I've updated the issue to reflect they're still outstanding in the latest version.

On 2/24/2025 at 5:39 PM, Halex said:

3- Issues with changing the brush: sometimes the brush doesn't change to the selected brush.

Just to 100% confirm, is the app fully updated to 2.6? I can not replicate the behaviour shown in your recording, this specific issue was marked as fixed in 2.6.

[Halex]

2 hours ago, NathanC said:

Hi @Halex,

The paint brush tool modifier required to colour pick is ALT + Drag. If you're not dragging with the alt modifier held down, this may explain why the colour picker has not picked correctly if it only happens intermittently, using a tablet input is particularly sensitive to this click vs drag difference since you need to press + drag on the tablet to accurately register this. I found using High Precision input mode was generally better for the picker detection.

This is a known issue, I've updated the issue to reflect they're still outstanding in the latest version.

Just to 100% confirm, is the app fully updated to 2.6? I can not replicate the behaviour shown in your recording, this specific issue was marked as fixed in 2.6.

I'm using version 2.6 in this recorded video. When I press Alt + Drag this issue doesn't happen, but the idea is just to press Alt + Click because it's faster and that is how artists work in Photoshop and other software. I was using a tablet in High Precision mode in the first part of the video.