Selecting a format from the clipboard

[toe_head2001]

When both a bitmap/dib image & a png image are in the clipboard, paint.net seems to prefers to load the bitmap over the png.

 

I have a program that adds a png image (for transparency), and also a bitmap/dib (for legacy programs). It works as expected; MS Paint loads the bitmap/dib, Gimp loads the png, LibreOffice loads the png, ect.... but paint.net loads the bitmap/dib even though it could load the png. (paint.net will load the png, if the bitmap/dib is not present).

 

Any chance this behavior will change, so that paint.net will still load the png from the clipboard when there is a bitmap present also?

 

Thanks for your consideration.

[midora]

Some discussion in the troubleshooting section.

 

The latest regarding priority may be here

 

But SpiritLevel plugin can place the rotated image on the clipboard (PNG + CF_DIB format) and if you paste it to a new image then it seems to be that Paint.NET takes the PNG.

[BoltBait]

Try my Effects > Fill > From Clipboard plugin. Which does it load?

[toe_head2001]

Try my Effects > Fill > From Clipboard plugin. Which does it load?

 

The PNG.   I wouldn't want everyone using my program (that also uses paint.net) to have to use this plugin though.

 

But SpiritLevel plugin can place the rotated image on the clipboard (PNG + CF_DIB format) and if you paste it to a new image then it seems to be that Paint.NET takes the PNG.

 

Yeah, on the clipboard it looks like you do have the PNG & the DIB; with out a normal bitmap. When I use the .NET function to add a DIB to the clipboard, it also adds a normal bitmap as well. As a work around, I guess I'll just use the Win32 api to add it to the clipboard instead.

 

I would still like paint.net to choose the PNG over the bitmap.

[midora]

Thanks for popping this up ;-)

There was a bug in this part of SpiritLevel. The rotated image used the wrong size on the increased bitmap.

No idea when I introduced this bug.