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Due to the small icons and text, the software is UNUSABLE on high-DPI displays, which is MOST NEWER DISPLAYS today.Due to the small icons and text, the software is UNUSABLE on high-DPI displays, which is MOST NEWER DISPLAYS today.  I hope Serif rectifies this soon, and for V2 rather than some later V3, which given the history, could be years away.

Due to the small icons and text, the software is UNUSABLE on high-DPI displays, which is MOST NEWER DISPLAYS today.Due to the small icons and text, the software is UNUSABLE on high-DPI displays, which is MOST NEWER DISPLAYS today.  I hope Serif rectifies this soon, and for V2 rather than some later V3, which given the history, could be years away.

Given that inline and pinned images/objects have been added as features, I must apologize for my oversight.  I have ordered Affinity Publisher and look forward to it living up to its promise.  Thank you!

Given that inline and pinned images/objects have been added as features, I must apologize for my oversight.  I have ordered Affinity Publisher and look forward to it living up to its promise.  Thank you!

Exactly this.

Hawk: The absence of inline graphics and tables makes InDesign unfit as a professional tool. So would not having the other features you mention of course. But you are creating a false dichotomy - it is not a case of choosing between essential features. If it really would take another 2 - 5 years to create a professional DTP app (where did you get that figure from?) then either they should hire an extra software engineer or throw in the towel.
The important point that I and others have made is that Affinity did not ask us professionals what was essential in a DTP app. They cite their 25 year experience in DTP (with the dreadful Serif!) but ignore the collective experience of many real world users such a myself who have been using DTP to make a living since its dawn.
Nobody expects the first iteration of new software to be perfect. (When InDesign first came out it did not have tables.) And I know I speak for others when I say we have nothing but goodwill towards the Affinity team's efforts, and that we do not wish to nit-pick. But there are certain elements that have to be in place if an app is to be seen as a viable replacement for an existing go-to app. Without inline graphics and tables (something a developer colleague assures me is quite easy to implement - even the humble Notes on the Mac has it) APublisher just becomes another village fete poster app.
Our motives for these posts is not to have a pop at Affinity, but to help them in their endeavours, which we applaud. We understand that this is a beta and that 1.0 will look different, but we are dismayed that a moderator has said this is not on the immediate feature list.
As for having the beta to play with being a privilege, I think the boot is on the other foot -  Affinity should feel privileged that there are seasoned designers out there freely giving their time to make the app viable.
I suspect that privately there are red faces over this, and (assuming they read these posts!) hope that wiser counsels prevail and that this issue is given the priority it deserves.

Well, that is hugely disappointing. I had so hoped that I, and the  people I collaborate with could all switch to APublisher. But it is not to be. InDesign it is for the foreseeable future then. What a shame. I use ADesigner and APhoto all the time, so had high hopes for APublisher. How on earth did you miss such a vital feature?! Did you consult with real world users who make their living from DTP? If you had, you would have made inline graphics and tables a must. You had a glorious opportunity to stick one to the big boys and you blew it.

agreed - it is a massive oversight and would have been picked up by proper user research. lets hope it gets fixed soon. ive been telling them for months not to just make a Designer with pages...

I have posted on the other similar thread to the same effect. Not having inline graphics and tables is just a non-starter. I like what I have seen of AP so far, but this really is a deal breaker. I know that is an overused phrase, but it is just not possible to create a 100 page booklet with graphics and tables unless they flow with the text. Imagine you had to add a paragraph at the front of the booklet - you would have to go through 100 pages adjusting the graphics and tables, which is not just time consuming but very prone to error. So this is an absolutely essential feature and I would not even countenance using AP without it. Please pass this on to your design team.
Now I know that this feature is not in the app, I will no longer waste any more of my time testing it until I am notified that the feature will definitely be in there from the start of the finished product.