Transparency gradients

[Raymondo]

Hi, I have raised this topic before, some time ago now, but I'm flagging this up again. In composition work I often need to apply multiple transparency strokes to an image as in Photoshop which I know is not yet possible in AP. If I attempt to create a similar application in AP I have to apply multiple masks in order to achieve a similar but not the same end as in Photoshop. When doing this type of application on a regular basis in composition work it gets very frustrating not having this ability in AP. I would like to know if the dev team are creatively and operationally aware of how obstructive this lack of control over transparency is. I also find it irritating that the gradient brush does not hold the last gradient selected. Can Serif tell me where we might be with this issue, which is quite important in composition construction, and if it will ever be looked at! It would be nice to believe it could be on a roadmap of improvements. I do try to use AP as much as possible but it's issues like this, which at first glance don't seem much, that prevents me from switching 100% over from Photoshop.