Blend mode dropdown not changing to identify current effect on Layer Effects panel when using keyboard/cursors

[adrianb1970]

Preconditions:

Have a document open in Affinity Publisher (APub)  - e.g. sample document provided.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Select an image on a page (e.g. photograph)
2. Right-click and select Layer Effects...
3. Select an affect from the left which offers Blend mode (e.g. Gradient overlay)
4. Select the Blend mode dropdown - dropdown opens
5. Reselect the Blend mode dropdown - dropdown closes, but is still selected
6. Use up/down cursor keys to change the selection.

Problem Statement:

When using the cursors to select a blend mode from the closed dropdown, the effect is demonstrated on screen on the selected image, but is not displayed/identified to the user. Only if you press ENTER will the selected effect be identified.

Workaround:

Use the open dropdown to make selections

Other notes and observations:

When using the expanded dropdown for Blend mode you can hover your mouse cursor over a displayed mode and APub will display a rendering of the highlighted blend mode. However it is not truly 'applied' until you click it. With the dropdown expanded, you can also use the keyboard to highlight a blend mode, but it is only applied if you press Enter, or click on the mode in question.

[Chris_K]

Hi adrianb1970

Thanks for letting us know about this I shall make sure it gets passe don the the development team

Cheers