Cyber Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Hi everyone So I am continuing to explore Affinity Designer after purchasing it last week, and I am quite enjoying it! I have a question about a problem I have noticed with have the control nodes of gradient fills are handled, and perhaps there is a simple solution to this that I am missing. In particular, this is an issue I first noticed when using the Fill Tool in Conical Fill mode, although I have since noticed that there is a similar issue with all fills when using the Gradient Fill pop-up panel. When adjusting the Stop nodes, if one drops a Stop node on top of an End Point node and releases the mouse button, that Stop node can no longer be selected and dragged (Designer appears to make preference for the End Point node after that). The Stop node still functions and applies its gradient effect, but can no longer be adjusted. This effectively renders the gradient "stuck" at that Stop node. If this is done by mistake then one has to restart the gradient from scratch with a new fill. This also seems to be true for Stop nodes in the Gradient Fill pop-up panel. Is there an easy way to separate a Stop node from an overlapping End Point node? Hitting Delete on the two overlapping points appears to delete the colour but not the Stop itself, or deletes the entire gradient fill if it was the only Stop node. Any solution to this? I admit I might simply be missing something obvious, so I apologize in advance if I am simply being obtuse. Cheers! JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 22, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 22, 2017 If you Undo it should return to your previous gradient config, but yes seems you can no longer control the end node where you dropped the colour stop after you release the mouse button. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 OK thanks, I was hoping for something other than the Undo method because there may be times that I want to try a Stop at the End point, so more adjustments to other Stop nodes, and then change the first without having to lose all those steps. Ah well. I appreciate your response in any case! Perhaps down the road there could be a command added to separate the nodes, or just send one to the back in order to grab the other. Cheers! JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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