How to make VS remember last used brush/pen tool colors, widths ...



  • I can make VS remember last used brush/pen tool in setting, but how can I make the same thing for other specs from last stroke like colors, widths, etc?

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    @Raaskot Color and width should be remembered inside a document, but not between documents or after restart.

    Each edited document has its own default color and width



  • "Color and width should be remembered inside a document,"

    Yes that works, but if you make a stroke transparent (like temporarily before applying Combine Path commands), the next time you select a stroke color, stroke width is back to "Hairline" instead of previous stroke width for that shape.

    It would be great if stroke width would not be reset when stroke color is made transparent

    steps :

    • draw shape
    • select stroke color (eg black)
    • select stroke width (eg 1pt)
    • remove stroke
    • apply trim boolean operation (not having strokes)
    • select stroke color again (eg black)
    • current : stroke width = hairline
    • desired : stroke width = 1pt like before

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    @EricP said in How to make VS remember last used brush/pen tool colors, widths ...:

    It would be great if stroke width would not be reset when stroke color is made transparent

    Currently the stroke is removed when it is made transparent, this can be seen in the Appearance panel.
    Since removing also discard all other stroke attributes, adding a new stroke (by selecting the color) will start with defaults.

    But I will check how this works in other apps also.