Sampling Mode - Toggling between Layer and Image

[HankP]

Is there a keystroke command (individual key or something in conjunction with control or alt or win or something) to toggle on-the-fly between the two Sampling modes (Layer and Image), as opposed to having to move your Pointer to the Toolbar every time you want to toggle back and forth?  By analogy, something like hitting "S" repeatedly to toggle amongst the 4 Selection modes or hitting "O" on-the-fly to toggle between Lines and Shapes?

 

If not, the "A" key seems to be available.😁

 

Yes, I have checked the documentation, and (no) I did not find the answer there.  Of course, I may be blind.

 

Thx

[Tactilis]

I assume you are referring to the Color Picker.

Press Ctrl while using that tool to change on the fly from Sampling Layer to Sampling Image. See the Tip here https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ColorPicker.html 

If, instead, you are referring to the other tools (Magic Wand, Paint Bucket) that have a Sampling Layer/Image control, then there is no shortcut key to change the mode.

 

NB The 'A' key is not available. It is used by the Shapes Tool. See the Tip here https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ShapeTools.html 

 

 

 

[Rick Brewster]

Status bar is your friend

 

[Ego Eram Reputo]

...another tip: holding down the CTRL key forces sample-from-Image, but the toolbar does not change with the key. So it looks like Layer is still selected (if you look carefully there is a modifier applied to the cursor when Ctrl is held down)  

[HankP]

6 hours ago, Tactilis said:

I assume you are referring to the Color Picker.

Press Ctrl while using that tool to change on the fly from Sampling Layer to Sampling Image. See the Tip here https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ColorPicker.html 

If, instead, you are referring to the other tools (Magic Wand, Paint Bucket) that have a Sampling Layer/Image control, then there is no shortcut key to change the mode.

 

NB The 'A' key is not available. It is used by the Shapes Tool. See the Tip here https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ShapeTools.html 

 

 

 

Nope.  I mostly find myself wanting to do this toggle on Fill (Paintbucket).  I am (was) familiar with using Ctrl on ColorPicker.  I use that quite a lot, actually.

 

Bummer that there is no shortcut for that, but muchas gracias for the info!

[Ego Eram Reputo]

22 hours ago, HankP said:

I mostly find myself wanting to do this toggle on Fill (Paintbucket)

 

Took me a sec to figure out you want: the CTRL key toggle (vs sampling) that the Color Picker has applied to the Paint Bucket. That would align both tools. Not a bad suggestion!

 

I've filed an issue on Github so the request doesn't get lost.

[Tactilis]

5 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said:

That would align both tools.

+1 for aligning the use of Ctrl for Color Picker and Paint Bucket.

 

Note that holding down Ctrl to change the Sampling mode from Layer to Image on the fly cannot be used for Magic Wand (the other tool that has Layer/Image sampling) since Ctrl is used for on the fly application of the Add and Invert selection modes.

Additional request:
Even if on the fly use of Ctrl is added for Paint Bucket, I would really like to see the ability to set the Sampling mode using a key; i.e. to toggle the setting as though you had clicked the control in the toolbar.