Bug(?): The New Color Picker

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2020-04-06 10:55:21

Hey!

I really like the latest update - great job!

My only trouble is, I actually used Pixelmator a lot for checking colors on websites, but after the update I can't seem to choose colors OUTSIDE of the app?

It is probably just me who can't figure it out, so I'd like a point in the right direction so I can find colors outside of the app again.

Cheers!
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2020-04-06 12:16:10

Hi Laurits, glad you like the update! Sampling colors outside the app requires "screen recording" permissions which are kind of scary when they appear unexpectedly, so we decided to stick with sampling only within the Pixelmator Pro canvas area. The previous version also had this limitation but the native Colors window didn't — and still doesn't. So to pick a color outside the app, you can open the Colors window, click the eyedropper and use that.

Maybe we can add a preference of some kind for anyone who doesn't mind the scary permissions (no promises, though, because this probably isn't anywhere near as easy as I'm making it sound).
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2020-04-06 12:41:05

Alright, totally understand.

Thanks for your prompt reply!
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2020-04-06 13:37:02

You're welcome!