ronnyb Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 It would be really useful if the Transparency Tool would allow user selection of Fill or Stroke Context in the option toolbar, like the Gradient tool allows... Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted January 22, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 22, 2015 The Transparency Tool acts on an object, not a fill or a stroke - it makes the object act as a composite for the purposes of adjusting the overall transparency. If it was possible to edit both the fill and stroke transparency separately it would be very awkward to make the object just fade out without seeing the semi-transparent stroke and fill interacting with each other and making a slightly less transparent area. Hope that makes some sense? :) Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Yeah it does... but now if I wanna do it I have to tunnel into each individual color and add transparency.... would be nice to have "ONE TOOL TO RULE THEM ALL!" :D But it may make a better 2.0 upgrade... Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I would be very happy with a transparency tool shortcut...hint hint... pretty please... Matt I'm talking to you... ;) MattP 1 Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted January 23, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 23, 2015 Okay, okay, I hear you... any preference for what key you'd like... hypothetically speaking, of course, not that I'm going to add it specially for you or anything... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 How about O for Opacity? Although in Photoshop, O is the shortcut for the Burn tool... Might as well add this to the Burn tool while you're at it... ;P Or what about Shift + G, as in a variation of the Gradient tool (Opacity gradient) ? 2 more cents... Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Haha, of course Matt, hypothetically speaking... any key would work that hasn't been taken yet. Ideally preference would be for a one key solution as opposed to a shift or option plus key but really anything that is close to the left side (sorry left-handers) of the keyboard would work. Even the ( ` ) key just below the escape key could do it or "shift-z"... cheers for considering it though. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 ` is reserved for the upcoming Loupe tool, right Matt? :P :o :P :o Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hey ronnyb7 you changed your avatar, I didn't recognize you... what's the loupe tool about? Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 23, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 23, 2015 The ( ` ) key varies a lot according to the keyboard. In some cases - like mine - it's necessary to press shift to access it. Why not to pick a simple letter like T for transparency (or other as long as it's a simple letter like for the other tools)? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yep, I was going to suggest T but assumed it was already reserved for the "type" or text tool... is it not? Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I think this is where the customize your own key shorts ability would come into play, dare I raise that discussion. But meanwhile a default shortcut for this tool would be nice... cheers Matt again for responding on this, I do use "transparency" continually. Right now it looks like "q, w, s, d, x and c are available... any of those would do it for me. Cheers. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 23, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yep, I was going to suggest T but assumed it was already reserved for the "type" or text tool... is it not? Yes it is! My bad. Pick another :) Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hey ronnyb7 you changed your avatar, I didn't recognize you... what's the loupe tool about? Hey @retrograde, the Loupe is a tool I would love to see implemented in AD, as a more functional love child of the Zoom and Eyedfopper tool. Check out Apple's implementation in Aperture. Here's a thread I started on it... https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/4227-loupe-zoom-tool-upgrades/?fromsearch=1 Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 That loupe idea looks interesting... anything that improves the experience would be welcomed, although I've never felt the desire for such a feature... I've always been satisfied with the normal zoom paradigm... but perhaps I'm missing something. I think I can see it's effectiveness in a touch screen situation as a quick magnification with one click (touch) Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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