if (stars[i].m_bAdded)
	pen.setColor(qRgba(0, 0, 255, m_bCometMode ? 255 * 0.5 : 255));
else
	pen.setColor(qRgba(0, 190, 0, m_bCometMode ? 255 * 0.5 : 255));

painter.drawEllipse(rc);

the breakpoint was never hit.

Putting the breakpoint on the second pen.setColor was hit many times (for every star).

So I know that the colour used to draw the ellipse should be green.

The pixmap is built and then written to the screen in the paintEvent handler:

	void EditStars::paintEvent([[maybe_unused]] QPaintEvent* event)
	{
		QPainter painter(this);
		drawOnPixmap();
		//
		// Draw the stuff we drew onto the working pixmap onto the screen
		//
		painter.setBackgroundMode(Qt::TransparentMode);
		painter.drawPixmap(0, 0, pixmap);

		painter.end();
	}

So why are all those ellipses

-RED???