Author Topic: Feature Request: Lock Secondary Color + Use Secondary Color as Aux  (Read 1465 times)

Pikachu

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Hello, I would love an optional "Lock Secondary Color" toggle, which would stop it from auto-changing. This would allow you to get rid of the "third" aux color, having it be the secondary color instead. If not, maybe you could add a brush setting to use the secondary color instead of a third "aux color"?

Right now the secondary color updates to the color you were using whenever you paint with a new color, which may be handy for some workflows, but it makes it difficult to keep a consistent "standby" color while experimenting with new colors. I think an option to lock the secondary color so it stops auto-changing, making it only changeable manually or through switching, would make it more reliable. This would also work neatly with Switch Old/New Color shortcut (which may need to be renamed), as you would have a reliable, consistent color on standby, and could quickly change the secondary color by setting it to the primary one, even when it's locked.

I think this change would also fix the "Aux Color" problem I have, which is that it is tedious to dynamically change the aux color of a brush, as it is a bit of a hidden third color, which you have to manually set each time you want it changed. I understand the reason this was done was that due to the current secondary color implementation being color history, it would make it difficult and frustrating to maintain a consistent aux color for a brush, but this would be remedied by the option to lock the secondary color. For me, globalizing the aux color as the secondary color seems more intuitive, as I think people would intuitively expect the "other" (aux) color to be the secondary one. If you want to maintain the implementation of a fixed aux color while having an unlocked secondary color (personally I find not much benefit for the secondary color being previous color, there is always the recent tab), the option to "use secondary color as aux" in the settings of a brush would also work.

For the UI, maybe Lock Secondary Color would fit neatly under "Add swatch"? Maybe a padlock on the secondary color square instead of it being a color swap? To switch colors you would just tap the primary color rectangle, instead of either one. Though I can see how this might be confusing, as the padlock is used as a luminosity lock for the color circle. Maybe there are better arrangements I'm not thinking of.

Thank you!  :)

Lucky Clan

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Secondary color will be improved in new Artstudio. It will be used as brush Aux color. UI will be changed so it will be not so easy to change secondary color by mistake.

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Awesome! Looking forward to it.

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Secondary color will be improved in new Artstudio. It will be used as brush Aux color. UI will be changed so it will be not so easy to change secondary color by mistake.

Is there any rough timeframe for when the big update will be released?