In this forum I have read requests of people to change the Brush Cursor Outline Color behavior in future versions of Krita to resemble the behavior of that in Clip Studio Paint Pro, meaning to always change color to the opposite one that the cursor outline is hovering over on the canvas.
Therefore, I would like to express a simple request concerning the Brush Cursor Outline Color options:
Dear Devs, if you ever decide to implement that option into a future version of Krita (Brush Cursor Outline Color behaving like in CSP), then PLEASE do NOT REMOVE the option to choose the Brush Cursor Outline Color AS IT IS CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED AND IMPLEMENTED IN KRITA!
A main reason why I now prefer to paint in Krita over working in CSP or PS is that in Krita I can choose that the color of the circle outline of the Brush Cursor is completely BLACK and simply remains BLACK, no matter what color is on the canvas below it! I find it highly irritating and distracting if the brush cursor outline constantly changes colors while painting with fast hand movements and Krita is currently the ONLY painting program I am aware of that allows the user to choose and fix its color to black: Fully black, and not being rimmed with further white outlines as in several other painting programs, not constantly âblinkingâ back and forth between being black or white like in PS, not constantly changing colors back and forth to the opposite color of the canvas below like in CSP. And I am really very happy with and grateful for that.
@AhabGreybeard Well, Iâm not requesting to NOT add the CSP brush cursor color behavior as a possible additional option.
My request is rather about not removing the current brush cursor color options in case that the CSP brush cursor color behavior option might be added at some point in the future.
Not exchanging one for the other, but keeping the old (current) cursor color options too (being able to choose a brush cursor custom color) exactly as they are now, and not deleting them from the program or somehow changing them to work differentlyâŚ
As my initial post probably was not formulated clear or extensive enough (and english is not my first language) and was consequently somewhat misunderstood by @AhabGreybeard , I want to elaborate a little bit and also want to make sure to clear up possible misunderstandings:
Dear Krita users who previously used CSP and who requested for the brush cursor color in Krita to resemble the color behavior of the Brush Size / Brush Shape cursor in Clip Studio Paint Pro: I am not OPPOSING your request, I am just arguing against the current brush cursor custom color options, as they currently exist in Krita, to be deleted, changed (âupdatedâ) or disabled in favor for including the CSP brush cursor color behavior. I am NOT against the CSP brush cursor color behavior being added as an ADDITIONAL option while at the same time keeping the brush cursor custom color options / behavior, as it currently exists, is included and is established in Krita.
Before changing to Krita, I worked with Clip Studio Paint Pro, Photoshop Elements and Affinity Photo. I suffer of migraine and regularly got migraine symptoms like irritation, distraction, auras and headaches when working extended time with those other three painting programs and painting with fast brush movements and / or large brush diameters, on a large screen and using the circular brush size cursor (which I need to use to have satisfying control over the brush). I came to the conclusion that the cursor constantly changing colors and brightness in those programs lead to a âflickering lights effectâ, which is a common trigger for migraine. I researched which painting programs would allow me to choose and fix the color of the circular brush size cursor to a single dark color, preferably black, to avoid the migraine triggering âflickering lights effectâ. I found out that Krita is the ONLY painting program available which allows to choose a custom color for the cursor. I tried out Krita and found out that although the circular brush size cursor still changes colors when using any color besides black, the circular brush size cursor does not change colors and simply remains fully black all the time when choosing the custom color black. I then tried out painting extensively with Krita with the custom color black chosen for the circular brush size cursor with the obvious result that I donât get any migraine symptoms / headaches WHATSOEVER, no matter how long I paint, how fast my hand movements are or how large the brush diameter is. 12% of the population suffer of migraine, âflickering lightsâ are a common trigger for migraine (responsible or co-responsible for about 40% of migraine attacks), and Krita with its current brush cursor custom color option (and black chosen as custom color) is the ONLY available solution for migraine patients who want to avoid any migraine triggering âflickering lights effectâ brush cursor behavior while painting digitally. I am sure that there are a lot of migraine patients who use digital painting programs like PS and CSP and regularly suffer headaches / migraine attacks due to not understanding that they expose themselves to the migraine triggering âblinkingâ or âflickering lights effectâ due to the cursor behavior of constantly changing color and brightness back and forth when painting in those programs. How many migraine patients might be there who, while suffering already from a migraine attack, try to calm down through painting in CSP or PS, and instead of easing their symptoms actually worsen them.
I researched the topic online and found out that there are other people who paint in CSP or PS, and who complain online that they are not happy with the brush cursor color behavior in CSP and PS, who would be much better served with the brush cursor custom color options as they are currently implemented and available in Krita, and who would probably like me change to using Krita instead of CSP or PS, if they actually knew of the current Krita brush cursor custom color options.
Here are some examples:
Screenshot 1: Clip Studio Paint Pro user and possible migraine patient complaining about headache through color changing Brush Size cursor in CSP:
To summarize, if users want Krita to be like another program, it should be optional and not inflicted on those of us who like Krita because it is Krita.
