[Shadow / Highlight Recovery v2.2 (2008-12-24)]

Slight problem with the control heights here:

The only tab on the advanced dialog which does not have a similar problem is the smoothing tab.

Excellent plugin though

[What feature do you think Pdn needs the most?]

First of, I know most of these have been mentioned, but I will list my requests here anyway. Repetition is usually a good guide to who many wants a certain feature.

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  [*:e1b44]Airbrush tool
  [*:e1b44]Tablet pressure sensitivity
  [*:e1b44]Customizable brushes

[I think I found where all these font issues are coming from]

The GDI+ text system, which is what Paint.NET uses, doesn't support OpenFont, only TrueType. This is nothing new or surprising.

Arrgh!

[Already Requested Features]

Feathering or soft edges, whatever you want to call it.

Anyway, something like a feather effect would be much appreciated. I haven't yet found a good and effective workaround.

[Paintbruth and Clone Tools: Soft edges]

the clone tool, like other tools, is controlled by the alpha transparency on the colors dialog

I am sorry, but I must be misunderstanding something, because it doesn't seem to work.

What I have done to simulate feathering is the following:

1) Duplicate layer on background.

2) On the new layer:

3) Use rectancle select to select the center of the image (25 pixels or so to the edges)

4) Invert Selection

5) Using the Paintbrush tool to paint the selection with White.

6) Setting layer opacity to about 160.

7) Using Gaussian blur on 3.

It works, but it lacks the gradience from obscure to crisp that feathers should have.

Any ideas?