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 Eraser Brush Tool does not show transparency chessboard background
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PeterPanino

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Posted - Dec 28 2021 :  10:18:58  Show Profile  Reply
I have added an OnUserInteraction handler to this ImageEn demo:
\Demos\ImageEditing\BrushTool

procedure TForm1.ImageEnView1UserInteraction(Sender: TObject; Event: TIEUserInteractionEvent; Info: Integer);
begin
  case Event of
    ieiPaintEnd:
      begin
        if ImageEnView1.IEBitmap.HasAlphaChannel(True) then
        begin
          ImageEnView1.SetChessboardStyle(16, Graphics.bsSolid, clWhite, $00EEEEEE);
          ImageEnView1.BackgroundStyle := iebsChessboard;
        end
        else
          ImageEnView1.BackgroundStyle := iebsSolid;
      end;
  end;
end;


This shows a chessboard background for transparent areas. (The modified demo project is attached).

Then I loaded the image file colorfields.png that is contained in the attached zip file.

Then I configured the Brush Type as Eraser:



Then I painted with the configured Eraser Brush:



You can see that while the upper left semi-transparent color field has a Chessboard background, the area painted with the Eraser Brush has NO chessboard background! Why? Isn't the Eraser supposed to set the Alpha Transparency of the painted area to 0 when EraserOpacity = 1.0?

Documentation: "TIEBrushToolInteraction.EraserOpacity: 1.0 will completely erase (Alpha will become 0)."

attach/PeterPanino/20211228101530_PaintBrush.zip
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PeterPanino

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Posted - Dec 28 2021 :  11:36:04  Show Profile  Reply
This is VERY STRANGE: When I move the PaintBrush demo window (or even this browser window!) to my second external monitor, then the chessboard background is shown for the painted area!! When I move the window back to my primary monitor, then a white solid area is shown instead of the chessboard background!! Is this MAGIC??

I had to document this with my camera, otherwise, no one will believe this - I shot two camera photos from the SAME! Paint Brush demo window on each of my two monitors:

Monitor 1:



Monitor 2:



Can anyone explain this?

(The Moiré effect visible on the photos is a side effect of the camera lens when taking a photo from a monitor screen - it is not visible by the human eye when looking at the computer screen, because the human brain compensates for such undesired effects).
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xequte

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Posted - Dec 29 2021 :  15:19:20  Show Profile  Reply
Hi Peter

I'll need to look into this when we are back in the office in the new year.

Nigel
Xequte Software
www.imageen.com
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xequte

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Posted - Jan 09 2022 :  22:41:40  Show Profile  Reply
Hi Peter

I cannot reproduce that. Can you try calling ImageEnView1.Update(); or Invalidate(); after setting the background color. Or specifying at the time of loading.

Nigel
Xequte Software
www.imageen.com
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