[Loading OCIO configs on iPad]

iPadOS 15 seems to be able to rename OCIO folders to packages natively (avoid iCloud's Downloads folder though). Docs have reworked the iPad OCIO topic as a result. Comments welcome as ever.

   

[Application help defunct]

@siaccarino

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums  

Morning - i've made a change to topics like this so that Windows users will at least see some topic text being reported. In this instance, that scanning is not available directly from within the app.

Also interested in discussions about help being conditionally displayed according to the reader's browser user agent. We decided to take this approach so our Mac users wouldn't be offered unnecessary Windows information in-app and vice versa for Windows users. It's something docs could look at in V2.0. Further opinions?  

[Help Error: Flow Options]

I agree - the SEE ALSO ref to Flowing options is misleading so i've removed that.
While the flow options are not explained in detail they are covered explicitly and correctly in the Paragraph panel topic. Otherwise we would have duplicate paragraphs.html and paragraphPanel.html topics.. 

["Show Rotation Centre"]

Logged for reprint

[Point Transform Tool: Transform panel does not update]

Apologies - Docs here - we missed this but it's now fixed in 1.9 beta.

Now using...

"While using the tool, the Transform panel changes functionality to allow you to enter distances (ΔX, ΔY), scaling percentage (S) and angle (ΔR) in relation to the current transform origin." 

[Typo in Help file for previous node]

Thank you - we've fixed this typo in all apps for 1.9.

Andy Capstick
Affinity documentation

[Official Affinity Publisher V1 (Desktop) Tutorials]

Juan T - The videos don't usually have supporting assets or project files to support them - sometimes a video is created from a published sample like Lifestyle magazine (Help > Welcome > View Samples). The idea is to use the principle of what's being taught in your own designs.  When the Publisher Workbook is released there will be accompanying resources with that.

 

Regards

Andy Capstick

Affinity Documentation 

[ipad description of all tools]

Hi Louie,

Thanks for taking the time to give some comprehensive feedback.

I'm going to take your comments on board and certainly will look at improvements to the structure of the help system for the next main release. 

Regards
Andy Capstick

[Official Affinity Designer V1 (Desktop) Tutorials]

Jerry - you could consider the Affinity Designer Workbook - this publication has real designers creating designs from start to finish. 

[tool "cat")]

Updated in docs for 1.8.2.x - making the Mac/Windows distinction. meeow..

Andy Capstick

 

[Online help is not in sync and messed up]

v_kyr,

Apologies - as Chris has written, we had a css probem that is now resolved. Should be displaying correctly.

The Photo German Help is now updated too.  

 

Andy Capstick

Affinity documentation

[Official Affinity Publisher V1 (Desktop) Tutorials]

Hi SFT/cmu,

I'm the editor for the upcoming Affinity Publisher Workbook, which I can confirm is in development and will be a hardcopy deliverable just like the Affinity Designer Workbook and Affinity Photo Workbook. 

No news for you on release date.

Regards

Andy Capstick

[Issues with Location panel]

Hi,

Affinity Docs here..

I've removed the history description - this option must have existed at some point (hence screenshot) but has now been removed for 1.8.

 

[Histogram: Luminance is missing! Need help :(]

Hi R-C-R,

This is incorrect in Photo Help at the moment. I've corrected this for 1.8.

\Andy Capstick

[Official Affinity Designer V1 (Desktop) Tutorials]

@baal_uriel I noticed these tutorials recently...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityDesignerPhotoPublisher/permalink/1347440308757896/

leading to this playlist

Regards

Andy Capstick

[1.7.2.149 Help file typo Paste inside]

This was fixed in Photo 1.7.2.x release. DM1 - thank you for this and your continued feedback on all things Help related.

Very much appreciated.

\Andy Capstick

[Affinity Publisher Customer Beta - 1.7.3.475 [BETA CLOSED]]

This is wrong in docs. I've removed it from the help.

Thanks for spotting it.

Andy Capstick

[1.7.2.149 Help file target icon sequence]

Thanks DM1 - just seen this so now fixed. 

[Stroke Panel error in Publisher Help]

Fixed. Just an oversight as MEB suggested  :-)

[Official Affinity Publisher V1 (Desktop) Tutorials]

Official Affinity Publisher Desktop Tutorials

The Affinity Publisher video tutorials are available here:

https://affinity.serif.com/tutorials/publisher/desktop/

In case you didn't know, the above tutorials are also accessible directly from Publisher's Welcome screen. 

We've really tried to go the extra yards with this tutorial set - all shot in 4K, picture-in-picture, subtitling and packed full of tips and tricks. If you have any requests or feedback, please let us know by replying to this topic.

The videos listed at the above link are hosted on Vimeo. Alternatively, please find a list below with YouTube links:

Basic Operations:

• UI overview
• New Document dialog with templates
• Open and import
• IDML import
• Pan and zoom
• Selecting
• Moving, resizing and rotating
• Studio Presets

Page Layout:

• Pages
• Master pages
• Smart master pages
• Sections
• Page numbers
• Rulers, ruler guides and column guides
• Column rules
• Baseline grids
• Picture frame tools
• Place and Scale Images and Documents with PDF Passthrough
• XLSX import
• Linking and embedding
• Pinning
• Assets Panel
• Shape tools
• Convert pixel layer to image node
• Configurable bleed and margin guide colours
• Clear Picture Frame Background on Populate

Text Tools:

• Simple text
• Frame Text Tool
• Linked text frames
• Text styles
• Text wrapping
• Text on a path
• Artistic Text Tool
• Find and Replace
• Initial Text Baseline Advance

Typography:

• Characters: Fonts and font attributes
• Characters: Kerning and tracking
• Characters: Optical alignment
• Characters: Special characters
• Characters: Advanced typography
• Paragraphs: Alignment, leading and inter-paragraph spacing  
• Paragraphs: Text Ruler for indents and tabs
• Paragraphs: Bullets, numbers and initial words

Advanced:

• Tables
• Table of contents
• Indexing
• Hyperlinks
• Merge documents
• Collect resources
• Data Merge

Publishing:

• Preflight checking

StudioLink - interworking with Designer and Photo:

• Designer Persona: Vector Brush and Pencil Tool
• Designer Persona: Multi-stroke/multi-fill effects 
• Photo Persona: Paint Brush Tool
• Photo Persona: Removing image areas
• Photo Persona: Applying creative live filters

Publishing and Sharing:

• Spot PANTONE colours
• Desktop printing
• PDF publishing for web
• PDF publishing for pro print
• PDF Bookmarks
• Packaging

 

[Official Affinity Designer V1 (Desktop) Tutorials]

Official Affinity Designer Desktop Tutorials

For Designer 1.7, we've got a brand new set of tutorials that follow a more structured approach and are sorted into logical categories. You can access them by following this link:

https://affinity.serif.com/tutorials/designer/desktop

The web page that is displayed is also accessible directly from Designer's Welcome screen itself. 

Please note that the previous thread is now considered legacy and has been unpinned. The videos linked in the thread are also considered legacy although they will remain accessible (albeit unlisted).

The videos listed at the above link are hosted on Vimeo. Alternatively, please find a list below with YouTube links:

Basic Operations

• UI overview
• New document
• Open and import
• Pan, zoom and rotate canvas
• Selecting
• Transform, scale, rotate and shear
• Grouping
• Ordering
• Layers panel
• Align and distribute
• Copy, paste and power duplicate
• Undo, redo and history
• Placing images
• Quick export

Advanced Operations

• Artboards
• Symbols
• Assets panel
• View modes for pixel preview
• Square and triangular grids
• Isometric design and grid setup
• Advanced axonometric grid setup

Design Aids

• Ruler and column guides
• Object snapping
• Curve snapping: nodes and control handles

Vector Tools

• Pen tool
• Node tool
• Point transform tool
• Advanced curves 1: bézier drawing in detail
• Advanced curves 2: multi-node select, align and transform
• Pencil tool
• Shape tools
• Multiple strokes and fills
• Corner tool
• Boolean operations
• Colour picker tool
• Fill tool
• Advanced colour
• Transparency tool
• Vector brush tool
• Managing vector brushes

Pixel Tools

• Pixel tool
• Paint brush tool
• Advanced brush options
• Managing raster brushes
• Smudge tools
• Erase brush tool
• Flood fill tool
• Symmetry and mirror painting
• Drawn selections
• Smart selection brush tool
• Selection modification tools
• Refine selections

Export Persona

• Slice tool
• Layers panel
• Export options panel
• Slices panel

Text Tools

• Frame text tool
• Art text tool
• Advanced typography
• Text on a path

Effects and Adjustments

• Applying adjustments
• Masking adjustments
• Layer effects
• Advanced layer effects
• Blend modes
• Styles

[Histogram]

Hi Walt, 

This is with the Photo lead developer to decide what to do. I've mentioned on our internal fault reporting system about the implications when using light UI so I'd imagine they will consider that.  The workbooks will change to reflect the UI, i.e. whatever works for both UI styles.

\AndyC

 

 

[Histogram]

Hi,

Workbook update..

I've logged that the screenshot on p.31 will need to be looked at on reprint (changing from white to light blue). The 'white' area is implied to be luminance as the text on the left spread states "The Histogram Panel shows the distribution of Red, Green, Blue and Luminance values for the image, layer or current marquee selection."  

Cheers

Andy

[Some Publisher Help Typos]

Paul - this needed work :-) Fixed.

Thanks

Andy

[Some Publisher Help Typos]

Got that. :-)

AndyC