1.11.2 Color picker's anti-human design flaws

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1.11.2 Color picker's anti-human design flaws

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The "Draw-Color Picker" selects colors into a secondary color slot instead of the currently used color slot, requiring manual switching of the color slot after each color picker application, which is unreasonable.
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Re: 1.11.2 Color picker's anti-human design flaws

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I cannot reproduce
Eyedropper always sets Foreground color

try to reset your settings by renaming xnview.ini file
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Re: 1.11.2 Color picker's anti-human design flaws

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Suggestion (as in some softwares) :

Left-Clic ► Foreground color
Right-Clic ► Background color

(simple et efficace)
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Re: 1.11.2 Color picker's anti-human design flaws

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Scargoth wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:57 pm Suggestion (as in some softwares) :

Left-Clic ► Foreground color
Right-Clic ► Background color
For?
{{7*7}}
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Re: 1.11.2 Color picker's anti-human design flaws

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Scargoth wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:57 pm Suggestion (as in some softwares) :

Left-Clic ► Foreground color
Right-Clic ► Background color

(simple et efficace)
not required
it works like Photoshop, GIMP, Krita, and Affinity Photo, not like MS Paint or Paint.NET

use shortcuts:
X - swap Foreground/Background colors
D - reset Foreground/Background colors to black&white


I would
- add 'I' shortcut to Eyedropper, like in Photoshop
- activate Eyedropper via Alt in Pen tool