Pixel background/foreground colour fill keyboard shortcut

[lvl99]

In Photoshop I can press CMD/ALT + Backspace to fill the current mask selection (or whole layer) with either the background/foreground colour. Currently I haven't been able to find the same in Affinity Designer! Anyone know how I can do this?

[Fixx]

In AP you can access Fill by Shift-F5, which is admittedly is not as easy to remember and as straightforward as PS command.

As AD is more vector oriented it seem not to have such command. You can though use Flood Fill tool (bucket) in pixel persona mode.

[Alfred]

Anyone know how I can do this?

 

This topic would have been better posted to Questions & Feedback in the first instance. I'm sure a moderator would have been happy to move it to this Feature Requests section if it turned out that there was currently no way to achieve the desired result.

[lvl99]

In AP you can access Fill by Shift-F5, which is admittedly is not as easy to remember and as straightforward as PS command.

As AD is more vector oriented it seem not to have such command. You can though use Flood Fill tool (bucket) in pixel persona mode.

 

Somewhat awkward on a Macbook Pro and having to hold down FN too if function keys aren't set by default. I would argue that Affinity Designer supports the Pixel persona, so should still be equally focused on pixel based operations as much as vector. I did try with the flood fill tool, however if there is any existing image data then issues can arise.

 

@Alfred: yes, you are right, however I wasn't sure if it was a supported feature or not, but I guess it still should have gone to the questions area.

[BatteriesInc]

I guess it's worse for people who don't even have function keys anymore.  Not a "juge" fan of the strip thing myself as you have to look at it to operate..

[v_kyr]

See the TouchBarDisabler here.

[lvl99]

I guess my point about the shortcut is that it was a shortcut to fill with the primary colour or with the secondary color. I get the fill dialog when holding down FN + SHIFT + F5, but maybe if I could remap each direct fill operation (rather than choose from the prompt) it could be nicer...

[MEB]

Hi lvl99,

There's no shortcut to fill directly with the primary or secondary colour, only the Edit ▸ Fill... command/dialog but you can change it's shortcut in the Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts section (set first dropdown to Photo and the second to Edit) to something simpler that doesn't require pressing a function key. 

[jonathancharles]

Affinity Photo: I think at least a few users above are hinting at the idea of having a function to "auto fill" with either the primary or secondary colour. It is a pity to repeatedly have to: navigate a pane, and make choices, when shortcuts do the job twice as quickly. Thanks

IE One shortcut for fill primary colour

Second shortcut for fill secondary colour

3rd shortcut for open fill window

 

[IC creative firm]

On 4/27/2017 at 2:07 AM, Alfred said:

 

This topic would have been better posted to Questions & Feedback in the first instance. I'm sure a moderator would have been happy to move it to this Feature Requests section if it turned out that there was currently no way to achieve the desired result.

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