Gradient Editor on new beta version

[kiaora58]

Hello...I can't find the gradient editor in the new beta version of photo.  When I click on the box at the top (beside TYPE) after I have drawn a gradient, there used to be a box that came up where I could change the opacity etc.  Now only the colour wheel comes up.  Any ideas?  Thank you in advance.

[R C-R]

Make sure Type is not set to None or Solid.

[lepr]

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[p_mac]

This change doesn't make sense and creates a shortcut that makes it more complicated to use this tool. There have been comments made by members who admit that they seldom use the gradient tool.

See my post with vid @

gradient tool - bug? or not

i wish the mods would look at this.  

[IPv6]

Current way much more usable then previous... in my case most of the time gradient used to tune masks - and one click to change "final" color/optionally first is the fastest way to make thing done. less clicks, no need to target precisely into small buttons like in previous design, etc.

So current UI is better than previous, imho

[p_mac]

IPv6

It may be better for you but it has no logical betterment for me.  

You are using the tool for one specific process.  It has far more uses then tuning masks.  

[Frank Jonen]

Not having the opacity as part of the colour picker seems like a bug. We're in a layer context here where all colours are described as RGBA, so having the picker only be RGB seems kind of odd. Maybe a checkbox to lock the opacity like we have in the live filters would be a good solution, so we'd have a choice. There are valid reasons for both but neither apply 100% of the time.

It would also eliminate the need to switch back and forth to Designer for the convenience of the opacity tool.

 

Edit: Yes it's indeed a bug. When you bring up the Colour panel you can pick the colours normally. RGB + opacity for each stop of the gradient. It appears the colour pickers used in the toolbar and top tool bar are different from the normal one.

[MEB]

There's no need to click the object layer in the Layers panel. Just press ESC (with the node selected in the gradient handle on canvas) to return back to/target the whole gradient editor rather than the (single) node. I've logged the opacity issue.

[fde101]

On 4/26/2019 at 5:46 PM, Frank Jonen said:

Not having the opacity as part of the colour picker seems like a bug.

It's not, but it certainly does feel that way.  A questionable design choice to say the least.

 

As you pointed out in your edit, you can also adjust the color of the selected node in the Color panel so there is actually no real need for the popup at all if you have that open:

• Type can be selected directly using the popup menu on the context toolbar
• Position for all but the endpoints can be adjusted by dragging them directly on the document
• Mid points are the "lines" between the stops and can also be adjusted by dragging them directly on the document
• Color and opacity can be adjusted in the color panel
• Stops can be added by clicking on the line on the document and deleted by selecting them and pressing the Delete key.
• There is a button on the context toolbar (looks a bit like a squished undo button) that can be used to reverse the gradient.
• The only function of the "old" gradient popup that does not seem to be more directly accessible without it is the button to "copy" a stop.  Personally, I could live without that one.