StudioJason
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Deleted AD V2….Installed, Opened Affinity Designer V2.
Opened a New Document File…made a red Square. Saved into the new AD folder created.
From V2…viewing the Live Doc…. Selected Open to open a file from V1 saved in an Untitled Files Folder.
After opening the file in V2…..Selected all of the Layers inside…..Copied All Layers.
Opened a Brand New Document of same Size.
Pasted the Layers into the new document. Saved File into the new AD V2 folder.Clicked the document in Files to open it……….which should be a completely new AD V2 document……it opens in…yep, opens in AD V1.
Im now beyond flabbergasted.
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Tried multiple times now from scratch all over again with Affinity Designer V2. Did not have this issue at all with Photo/Publisher V2.
Tried creating brand New Document in V2….then manually transferring files from V1. Tried another time by Opening from V2…save/save as/export….Same issue.
Tried to simply Drag and Drop to V2, then open in in V2, then Save to new V2 folder.If I reinstall V1 to keep the original App I paid for alongside……..all files. Still. Only. Open. In V1….with the added issue of if trying to open and save one of those files as a V2 file…crashes the App completely.
Tried Hard Resets numerous times. Not sure what I have done differently than what I did with APhoto, which had ten times more saved V1 files but works fine.
Guess I’ll have to try to open each file… to copy and paste Layers into a newly created V2 document now??!
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Deleted both apps.
Reinstalled AD V2.
Opened AD V2…selected New > created a new file. Once opened selected Export > Renamed file > Save….was saved to a new AD V2 Folder.
Within AD V2….Selected Open > browsed for file folder of old saved AD V1 files > select file…opens in AD V2…Export > Rename/Save…saves to new folder.
Continue process, until all other (@24 files) are newly exported/saved from V2 to that folder. Test files…which of course open in only version of AD on my iPad (V2).
Reinstall AD V1….AD V2 folder with icon remain. Go to Files > AD V2 folder > select what should be a V2 file……it opens in AD V1 but fails to open being a V2 file. Will not open in AD V2.
Same issue.
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17 minutes ago, DM1 said:
Affinity's themselves say that v2 files won't open in v1. So they can't have been V2 files.🤔
Affinity has said a lot of things themselves….had no issue with Photo or Publisher.
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19 minutes ago, DM1 said:
Files opened from one location will update back to that location. ie if you navigate to a V1 Affinity folder to open a file, edits to the file will save back to that folder.
To create a V2 folder, open V2 and use new to create a new file. Now save the new file. This creates a folder. You can copy/move the content of V1 folder to V2 and open from there. They will now save back to your V2 folder.
Yes you can have both versions installed. If you copy the V1 files to the V2 folder then you can open V1 files in V1 and V1/V2 in V2.
Note files opened in V2 by navigating to v1 folder will be saved back in v1 folder but will be in v2 format i.e you won’t be able to open it using v1 app. So if you want the option to use both app versions, remember to keep the saves seperate.🙂
So after I deleted AD V1 and V2 completely to start from scratch…..Opened V2 > created a New File…Saved …it created a new folder with AD V2 Logo.
Opened each other file and did a Save As…to rename and save it in that new folder (which they did)….then reinstalled AD V1 (did not open or use) …opened a .afdesign file from that new folder…it should have opened it in V2. Yet it opened it back in V1…and the folder icon reverted to V1 Logo.? Ok.
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52 minutes ago, DM1 said:
Not great. Strangely, Placing or Opening in Publisher gives text in individual lines. Then I tried by switching to Designer persona and Placing same file. Now back in Publisher text appears in text boxes, not individual lines . Maybe this is a workaround until something better comes?
Not exactly sure how you did that…seeing as how Place in Designer (or Photo) is for a single Image, not a PDF file (being of in my case a 30 page PDF). You would have to have completely separate/individual PDFs (basically each page) to select from even for Autoflow to work. And unless you have Adobe Acrobat or another similar…(ironically the reason for going Affinity to stay away from Adobe)..with ability to Split the PDF into separate pages…not much of a workaround at all.
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So…with all of the hubbub about having to rename and re-save V1 files so they can be opened in V2…
I did so with a few, then suddenly noticed… my Affinity Designer Folder that installed has the AD V1 icon on it.
All others… AP and APub folders… have the new V2 icons on them…but the AD folder remains V1 icon on the folder.
There is no V1 and V2 folder…just 1 folder with the V1 logo.‘If I opened an AD V1 file to move/export and save for transfer to be opened up in AD 2….it still regardless opened in AD 1 saying it couldn’t be opened.
‘No matter if I opened the file in V2….Saved as, Renamed, located the AD folder and saved it there…it always opens it in the AD v1 NOT V2 App.
Completely deleted V1. Opened files via AD V2…Saved As- renamed file..selected the newly created AD created folder. Opening files would successfully open in V2.
‘Reinstalled AD V1 to retain a useful copy just in case. Now all the recreated files opt to open in V1 again!????
Update (7:31pm): Now Files only open in AD V2 if I completely delete/remove V1 from my iPad.
Meaning, apparently I cannot have both purchased copies anymore…although, I can apparently have both V1 and V2 of Phot and Publisher as they have no issues.
Update 2 (7:58pm): Apparently…opening the AD files within the AD V2 App via Document Dialogue Box > Open …works, and opens in V2Files.
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So…with all of the hubbub about having to rename and re-save V1 files so they can be opened in V2…
I did so with a few, then suddenly noticed… my Affinity Designer Folder that installed has the AD V1 icon on it.
All others… AP and APub folders… have the new V2 icons on them…but the AD folder remains V1 icon on the folder.
There is no V1 and V2 folder…just 1 folder with the V1 logo.‘If I opened an AD V1 file to move/export and save for transfer to be opened up in AD 2….it still regardless opened in AD 1.
‘No matter if I opened the file in V2….Saved as, Renamed, located the AD folder and saved it there…it always opens it in the AD v1 NOT V2 App.
Completely deleted V1. Opened files via AD V2…Saved As- renamed file..selected the newly created AD created folder. Opening files would successfully open in V2.
‘Reinstalled AD V1 to retain a useful copy just in case. Now all the recreated files opt to open in V1 again!????
Update: Now Files only open in AD V2 if I completely delete/remove V1 from my iPad.
Meaning, apparently I cannot have both purchased copies anymore…although, I can apparently have both V1 and V2 of Phot and Publisher as they have no issues.
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Nicely done.
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19 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:
Thanks, but that is also not the "invert pixel selection" function. The function we're looking for is the one where, if you have a set of pixels selected (surrounded by marching ants), you invert the selection so that everything outside the marching ants becomes selected.
Ahhhh my bad. Thought it was merely trying to make selection to invert.
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Yep. And just a note for all of the people who bypass that section because they’re so frustrated rushing to this one.
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Could also try…Select Sampled Color.
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31 minutes ago, Affinity Rat said:
So that leads to the question, are there user created macros for iPad squirreled away somewhere users can download?
The ones originally made for/on Desktops will work on iPad….we just cannot Record or make them the same way as on Desktop.
Several in Resources Section (or by Search…and on Web).
Also a few on the Affinity Store….but can only alter those as they are preset, not add to them permanently as to include for next time. -
There is an update on iPad App Store 11/18/22
for all 3 V2 Affinity Apps.
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11 minutes ago, Affinity Rat said:
If you are zoomed in the brush is off screen, must zoom back out to see it.
This…and a lot will also have to do with the type of Brush selected…may be quite large by default (as they will have varying default settings, or remembering your previous size selection).
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Can confirm.
Have tried multiple ways AFTER the PDF is imported to combine Text, as it does separate Paragraphs into individual Text Frames…but to no avail.
Even Selecting entire Paragraphs and attempting to ‘Convert to Text Frame’ does not work.
Cannot be from any original PDF creation/assignments. Very troublesome.
‘Only thing in Preferences > General is Import PSD Text as Tex (not as Pixel Layers) which is completely different situation.
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Be nice if we could finally Record Macros on our own on iPad however.🤬
- DM1 and Paul Mudditt
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29 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:
Thanks, but your screenshot is from Photo, and the topic is about Designer's Pixel Persona.
Sorry…for Designer, switch Personas…must be how they opted to combine things perhaps.
For Designer always the simple Adjustment though.
Make Selection by switching to Pixel Persona….use Tools, etc.
Switch back to Designer….use Adjustments.
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Can be performed if the Master Page is initially a Single Page…NOT a Facing Page.
Can Create or Edit a Master
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Context Toolbar holds the quick ‘Invert Selection’.
Numerous ways to make Selections….Tools, Channels, etc.
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5 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:
I'm away from my iPad, so I can't confirm it myself, but I think there's also an option in the New Document dialog that lets you create the doc9ument with an initial Artboard rather than a Canvas. And the Help for Designer 2 iPad says there's one.
Yes..there is that option.
Make sure this option is Dselected when creating a new Document, if you do not want it to initially be an Artboard.
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When you first open Designer, the Create/Open Document Box should be the first thing you see, and can open one….after choosing a Type of Document (size etc) it will open a Documant Canvas…..this is not an Artboard but a Canvas.
Artboards are created once a regular Document has already been created/opened AND THEN you select the option to make an Artboard by choosing the option within the 3 Line ‘Hamburger’ icon. Canvases and Artboards are similar but different.
Canvas is first image.
Artboard is second image.
AD V1 files migrated/saved in AD V2 still only open in V1
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Appreciate it but apparently that is all you have read/thought I have done. I have opened and SAVED files….opened and SAVED AS files…initially opening a new file after installation with nothing but a red rectangle in it, then SAVED to the folder….opened a file and Exported just to begin a folder to SAVE in….and lastly, most importantly…after reinstalling V2 opened a V1 file in V2 and copied the layers inside to paste them in a new document and SAVE that one into the new V2 file.…AND that one will even open in AD V1. Not even mentioning deleting Apps and starting from scratch with the same outcome.
Yet after doing the very same initial thing that I did with APhoto….Phot files open perfectly as expected.
And all of this after the 3 Affinity apps were updated. 👌