Add opacity and multiply_opacity functions to Ui and Painter (#4586)

crates/egui/src/painter.rs

@@ -83,12 +83,35 @@ impl Painter {
         self.fade_to_color = fade_to_color;
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn set_opacity(&mut self, opacity: f32) {
+    /// Set the opacity (alpha multiplier) of everything painted by this painter from this point forward.
+    ///
+    /// `opacity` must be between 0.0 and 1.0, where 0.0 means fully transparent (i.e., invisible)
+    /// and 1.0 means fully opaque.
+    ///
+    /// See also: [`Self::opacity`] and [`Self::multiply_opacity`].
+    pub fn set_opacity(&mut self, opacity: f32) {
         if opacity.is_finite() {
             self.opacity_factor = opacity.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
         }
     }
 
+    /// Like [`Self::set_opacity`], but multiplies the given value with the current opacity.
+    ///
+    /// See also: [`Self::set_opacity`] and [`Self::opacity`].
+    pub fn multiply_opacity(&mut self, opacity: f32) {
+        if opacity.is_finite() {
+            self.opacity_factor *= opacity.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Read the current opacity of the underlying painter.
+    ///
+    /// See also: [`Self::set_opacity`] and [`Self::multiply_opacity`].
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn opacity(&self) -> f32 {
+        self.opacity_factor
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn is_visible(&self) -> bool {
         self.fade_to_color != Some(Color32::TRANSPARENT)
     }

crates/egui/src/ui.rs

@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ impl Ui {
     /// Make the widget in this [`Ui`] semi-transparent.
     ///
     /// `opacity` must be between 0.0 and 1.0, where 0.0 means fully transparent (i.e., invisible)
-    /// and 1.0 means fully opaque (i.e., the same as not calling the method at all).
+    /// and 1.0 means fully opaque.
     ///
     /// ### Example
     /// ```
@@ -354,10 +354,27 @@ impl Ui {
     /// });
     /// # });
     /// ```
+    ///
+    /// See also: [`Self::opacity`] and [`Self::multiply_opacity`].
     pub fn set_opacity(&mut self, opacity: f32) {
         self.painter.set_opacity(opacity);
     }
 
+    /// Like [`Self::set_opacity`], but multiplies the given value with the current opacity.
+    ///
+    /// See also: [`Self::set_opacity`] and [`Self::opacity`].
+    pub fn multiply_opacity(&mut self, opacity: f32) {
+        self.painter.multiply_opacity(opacity);
+    }
+
+    /// Read the current opacity of the underlying painter.
+    ///
+    /// See also: [`Self::set_opacity`] and [`Self::multiply_opacity`].
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn opacity(&self) -> f32 {
+        self.painter.opacity()
+    }
+
     /// Read the [`Layout`].
     #[inline]
     pub fn layout(&self) -> &Layout {