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[Affinity Photo] Change transparency grid color


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I am used to feature by Photoshop that I am missing in Affinity Photo. I want to change the color of the transparecy grid. If I am creating white icons, it is very difficult to see what I'm doing because the grid is way to bright for this. I could not find an equvalent setting in Affinity Photo. Is this currently possible? See my attached image for clarification. I am using Affinity Photo 1.6.5.135 on Windows 10 x64.

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13 hours ago, jonaskohl said:

If I am creating white icons

Use Fill Layer, for example black, then turn it off.

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2 hours ago, Hamcha said:

The background layer hack

In the case of artboard, it is possible to set its background color directly (set Fill color). No need to insert a Background Layer.

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How about toggling the Transparency Checkerboard more easily? In AD + APub it is a general document preference (like color space or bleed) – though being available situation-related (like tool or context options) often maybe more useful.

In APub I also would expect to get it activated/deactivated together with "Toggle Preview Mode". The current behavior of this button hides all UI guides (e.g. object boxes/edges) but leaves the checkerboard visible – Not an actual "clean" Preview.

Finally I wonder why the Transparency Checkerboard isn't listed in the "View" menu, allowing a shortcut key.

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13 hours ago, luislodosm said:

to change the transparent background

There is a way to "hack" the background pattern on Mac, but proceed only if you know what you're doing, and at your own risk, as it may break the functionality of the app if you do something wrong:

 

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On 5/15/2021 at 4:39 PM, luislodosm said:

Not being able to change the transparent background is a problem when working with white objects such as cursors. You can set a background for the artboard, but then it appears in the export.

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Question, this still happens if you turn off the background layer from the Export Persona?

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