Feather object while ignoring canvas edge

[rat_]

Hello! A plugin I rely on for rapid emoji shipment is the "feather selection" plugin with the option to ignore canvas edges. Since updating PDN, I can't seem to find this option anywhere and I'm not sure if I'm looking in the wrong place (Object > ...; Selection > ...). I'm fearful I will have to find and use an older version of PDN for this step in my workflow.

Thanks so much for your time!

[Pixey]

You can find the old Plugin here:

 

 

[rat_]

Thank you so much for the link! Unfortunately, the old feather selection doesn't seem to work with the current PDN version; do I need to downgrade?

EDIT: Alternatively, would it be possible for me to add the old behavior to the plugin? I am a C# dev and could try, but I'm not up to speed on PDN's dev ecosystem.

Edited June 12, 2023 by rat_

[Pixey]

5 minutes ago, rat_ said:

he old feather selection doesn't seem to work with the current PDN version;

 

Well, it's working just fine for me in the latest version of paint.net.  Are you sure you have your image on a transparent background?

 

6 minutes ago, rat_ said:

I am a C# dev and could try, but I'm not up to speed on PDN's dev ecosystem.

 

I'm not sure @BoltBait would like that.

[Rick Brewster]

I wonder if you could work around this by expanding the canvas width and height by 2px (using Image->Canvas Size and the center anchor), and then. the inverse when you’re done with the plug-in? It’s cumbersome but would at least allow you to avoid using an older version of the app, and give @BoltBait time to look into this

[rat_]

6 hours ago, Pixey said:

Well, it's working just fine for me in the latest version of paint.net.  Are you sure you have your image on a transparent background?

Yep, the background is transparent! I believe it's just the old version that does not work, and the old version that I need in this circumstance. I would of course never alter software against its license or the permission of the owner, though I did want to ask just in case.
 

5 hours ago, Rick Brewster said:

I wonder if you could work around this by expanding the canvas width and height by 2px (using Image->Canvas Size and the center anchor), and then. the inverse when you’re done with the plug-in? It’s cumbersome but would at least allow you to avoid using an older version of the app, and give @BoltBait time to look into this

This worked for me!! Great solution, though definitely more of a process than the original plugin, not that I mind here. I appreciate the time; hope to see the ignore canvas edge checkbox return someday. 🙏

[Rick Brewster]

@BoltBait, if inflating the input by 1px on all sides is all it takes to implement the "Ignore canvas edges" checkbox, I can help you figure out how to implement that.