Should we have an "Opacity" slider in the settings panel, like we do for Appearance?

Functions as expected, no anomalous behavior found.

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Should we have an "Opacity" slider in the settings panel, like we do for Appearance?

Probably a good idea, yes, I'll include that in this PR.

Something unrelated: but I'm not too happy with the workflow that you first have to select "None" in the sky image combo and only then can use a sky color. I think something like a radio button to switch between "color" and "image" would make more sense. Thoughts on this @neilweinstock?

Should we have an "Opacity" slider in the settings panel, like we do for Appearance?

Are you suggesting an "Opacity" slider in Photo Studio on the Environment tab? If so, thumbs up.

Should we have an "Opacity" slider in the settings panel, like we do for Appearance?

Are you suggesting an "Opacity" slider in Photo Studio on the Environment tab? If so, thumbs up.

Yes, I'd say below the sky color item.

Are you suggesting an "Opacity" slider in Photo Studio on the Environment tab? If so, thumbs up.

Yes, I'd say below the sky color item.

Yes, should like just like the appearance tab, minus the "Shine" parameter.

Something unrelated: but I'm not too happy with the workflow that you first have to select "None" in the sky image combo and only then can use a sky color. I think something like a radio button to switch between "color" and "image" would make more sense. Thoughts on this @neilweinstock?

Hmmmmmm. I agree that the current implementation could be better. Not sure if radio buttons are the right way to go (might be, but not yet sure). Let me think on it for a few minutes.

Opacity slider added:

Opacity/transparency inoperative.

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Opacity/transparency inoperative.

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That's very odd, works perfectly for me... In your first comment you mentioned that this PR worked as expected, so it stopped working after the slider was added?

In your first comment you mentioned that this PR worked as expected, so it stopped working after the slider was added?

Yes.

Still not working.

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Are your saved PhotoStudio images also opaque? And does it not work over the full 0-100% range, or only at those extremes? And do you have "use off-screen rendering" enabled/disabled?

Okay, I found the issue. I switched computers mid-stream and didn't realize that one device had the "off-screen rendering" enabled and the other disabled. Apparently, this feature, on my dvices, requires off-screen rendering to be enabled. This is going to need a Wiki explanation.

With that caveat, functions as expected, no anomalous behavior found.

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Okay, I just implemented "artificial transparency rendering"® when a system does not have off-screen rendering enabled. Since changing the opacity slider basically blends the sky color with a white background (= how transparent background is rendered), I just check whether off-screen rendering is enabled or not. If it isn't, I blend the background color with a white color, depending on the opacity value.

So, there is no need for a Wiki explanation, and this feature should work for all users now. Saving the image with transparency also works for both cases.

Demo (first with off-screen rendering enabled, then with off-screen rendering disabled):

PS: don't mind how wacko the off-screen rendered PhotoStudio looks on my machine, #JustJOGLThings.

With off-screen rendering enabled and sky color active, checking the flame or smoke effect strips color/decals from rocket. Once stripped, Photo Studio must be closed and reopened to correct. If one (or both) is checked when opened, the color/decals will be stripped.

With off-screen rendering disabled and sky color active, checking then unchecking the flame or smoke effect (the initial check does not trigger error), or checking both, strips color/decals from rocket. Once stripped, Photo Studios must be closed and reopened to correct. If one (or both) is checked when opened, unchecking one has the same effect.

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With off-screen rendering enabled and sky color active, checking the flame or smoke effect strips color/decals from rocket. Once stripped, Photo Studio must be closed and reopened to correct. If one (or both) is checked when opened, the color/decals will be stripped.

With off-screen rendering disabled and sky color active, checking then unchecking the flame or smoke effect (the initial check does not trigger error), or checking both, strips color/decals from rocket. Once stripped, Photo Studios must be closed and reopened to correct. If one (or both) is checked when opened, unchecking one has the same effect.

Is this a result of this PR or is it present in 22.02?

Is this a result of this PR or is it present in 22.02?

Ah. . . yes. Regrettably it is. Good for this PR, bad for me.

With that caveat, it appears to be functioning as expected.

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