Crash on gradient layer and resize

[dmstraker 293]

1. load an image
2. new layer
3. gradient tool, draw a gradient
4. move tool, select gradient layer and resize to smaller than main image
5. draw another gradient on resized layer -- outline of layer in blue seems to be same size as original image, though reduced image layer appears ok.
6. Repeat 4 and 5

Once this resulted in a whole system (win10) crash. Another time AP just bugged out and vanished.

Some kind of memory leak or recursive spiral? Couple of processes fighting one another?

[Ron P. 15]

Tried it, but AP wouldn't crash. It is strange that the resized layer suddenly grows as large and even larger than the original image.

[Chris B 977]

Same for me Ron P. It wouldn't crash but I can't understand why it is growing... I'll see if I can get the crash on another machine but will probably get dev to investigate the size change. Thanks for the post dmstraker  

Update - I just had to do a hard reboot on my Windows machine. I just repeated step 4 and 5 one more time and my entire machine just locked up. I tried it on macOS and it locked up there but I was able to quit the app eventually.

I think it's just increasing the pixel dimensions to something enormous. This issue is easier to reproduce on an already big image. I tried again on a 15,000 px x 15,000 px image and it only took one go to lock the app up.