Bug 513068

Summary: [5.3] "Propagate Colors" Filter is missing from Filter Mask/Filter Layer list
Product: [Applications] krita Reporter: Door1 <a.pond105>
Component: Filter LayersAssignee: Krita Bugs <krita-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: griffinvalley
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: nightly build (please specify the git hash!)   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Android   
OS: Android 14.x   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Door1 2025-12-08 01:58:58 UTC 
SUMMARY
[5.3] "Propagate Colors" Filter is missing from the Filter-Mask/Filter-Layer list

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go to Layer, New, Add Filter Layer/Add Filter Mask
2. Go to Colors category

OBSERVED RESULT
Propagate Colors filter is missing

EXPECTED RESULT
Propagate Colors filter is available

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Android 14
arm64
Krita 5.3 nightly
git ed7fb1b (December 7, 2025)
Comment 1 Door1 2025-12-08 03:09:37 UTC 
Extra note: "Propagate Colors" is also missing from the Filter Brush Engine's list of filters.


Filter information:
https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2162
Comment 2 wolthera 2025-12-08 09:16:01 UTC 
Hi,

To support filter masks or filter brushes, a filter needs to support multi-threading. Not all filters support multi-threading (this is something that is often a limitation of the algorithm), especially the complex ones, and Propagate Colors is one of them. Hence why it is not there.