(bug) Inverting colors creates artifacts

[phil123456]

Hi,

using CTRL+I, I try to invert the colors of my only layer

some parts are not inverted

to reproduce :

• create a new document, draw on it,
• use the rectangle selection to select a part of the layer and displace it with the move tool
• then CTRL+I

I believe it’s a bug

[Lynx3d]

No that’s most likely not a bug, Ctrl+i inverts the current layer only.
And the image suggests you had moved part of the layer, leaving a transparent area (a hole basically) where the canvas background shows through, which you obviously set to white.

[AhabGreybeard]

This is why it’s a good idea to set the background as raster layer, not canvas colour. That way, if you make a ‘hole’ in the backround layer, you’ll see the checkerboard pattern which lets you know what you’ve done.

[phil123456]

I only have one layer, it’s clearly a bug

[phil123456]

that does not explain why all pixels in a layer are not inverted

[AhabGreybeard]

What do you see if you turn off the visibility of that single ‘Background’ layer’?

If you see white then the suggestion by @Lynx3d is correct.

Also, I’ve tried this and there is not a bug with Ctrl+I.
I can simulate what you see by making a ‘hole’ in the ‘Background’ layer after creating an image with background as white canvas colour.

I notice you were using the selection tool. Did you accidentally delete or move a small rectangular selection?

[raghukamath]

I can’t reproduce your problem.
I did these steps

• Create a new image with black as canvas colour
• Fill it with black
• Select a region with rectangle select tool
• Move selected part somewhere with move tool
• Press Ctrl I to invert
  Here is a video that shows what I did, and I get black in place of the hole