[Affinity Publisher crash after write text in font line]

For those of you running Windows 10/11 and bought the program using the Microsoft Store.

Here is a solution. Again, not advised, but it worked for me.

 

1. Enable the option to open explorer in a separate process

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Windows Button > Explorer Options > Launch folder windows in a separate process

Detailed guide here: https://www.onmsft.com/how-to/how-to-open-file-explorer-windows-in-a-separate-process-to-the-windows-ui

2. Install the "Get ownership" context menu

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When you install something from Microsoft Store it is stored in the "C:/ProgramFiles/WindowsApps" directory and by default you cannot change anything in this folder. The regscript mentioned adds a simple option in your context menu that gives you the ownership of the file, meaning you will be able to alter them.

Windows 10: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3841-add-take-ownership-context-menu-windows-10-a.html

Windows 11: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/add-take-ownership-to-context-menu-in-windows-11.1230/

3. Open your CMD as an administrator

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1. Right click the Windows Icon with SHIFT pressed
2. Select "Terminal/CMD (Administrator)"

4. Go to the WindowsApps folder of your application

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1. Type the following command. (this command makes your CMD open the WindowsApps folder)

cd C:\Program Files\WindowsApps

2. Now depending on the app you have installed, the command changes a little bit. Choose the one you use.

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Affinity Designer: 

 cd *Affinity*Designer*

Affinity Photo:

cd *Affinity*Photo*

Affinity Publisher:

cd *Affinity*Publisher*

 

>> Hang on, we are halfway there! 😁

 

5. Now the "Take Ownership" of the Designer/Photo/Publisher.exe.config

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> If you are using Windows 11, you'll need to click the "Show more options" in the context (right click) menu.

1. In the CMD you have opened and navigated to the appropriate folder, type:

explorer .

2. Find the "Designer/Photo/Publisher.exe.config" and right click

3. Select the option "Take ownership" (It will open an admin pop-up and a CMD window. It is normal)

6. Open the file with notepad or other program and make the changes suggested by @lacerto 

7. Save the file and you are done! 👏 👏

 

Common errors

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I can't change the file. It shows the message "...being used by another program..."

I did the tests in two computers. One running Windows 10 e another running Windows 11. To the latter, it showed this message, and I couldn't change at all. I just deleted it and, so far, didn't notice any changes (except that my program does not crash when I search for fonts). 

            BEWARE: this can cause problems, but for me, it worked fine. Make a copy and store-it somewhere safe before deleting.

 

Hope this helps someone, and you don't need to waste 4 hours searching and combining solutions from random places on the internet. 😅

[Affinity Apps interface (menus, prefs, others) hover glitch]

Alternatively, you can disable Nahimic in the specific application the problem is occurring. 

1. Open the file below as administrator in notepad. I

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"C:\ProgramData\A-Volute\DellInc.AlienwareSoundCenter\Modules\ScheduledModules\Configurator\BlackApps.dat"

If yours is not a Dell device, no worries, just google "Nahimic blacklist - <your brand here>" and you'll be able to locate the file.

2. Add the executable name for the applications you use at the begging of the file (one per line):

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Photo.exe
Designer.exe
Publisher.exe

Just restart the service (or the machine) and you are done. Worked like a charm.

[Separator dropdown disappearing in Table of Contents tab]

When I click in the dropdown menu to add a new separator, it shows and disappears instantly. To be able to select something, I just select any of the fields of the tab and I can use the dropdown correctly once.

 

Windows:  Windows 10 V. 1803

Affinity Publisher Version: 1.7.293