[Ignore shape in Text Frame]

What about place a separate shape behind the text frame and group them?

[How does printing work for a magazine/booklet?]

The approach I mentioned requires the printer to be connected to the computer.

If you export your booklet to a PDF file, select in the Export Settings All Pages (not: All Spreads). However, it will only work if the printer has imposition software to be able to print your file in booklet format.

[How does printing work for a magazine/booklet?]

1 hour ago, craiigman said:

So would be like this? My home printer doesn't no, but I have access to one that does, but would have to export it as another file to print.

I would assume that if you wanted a different material for the cover, you would create a 4 page layout and that would be just a cover?

Sorry for the (most likely) stupid questions.

You actually can print booklets from within Affinity as it imposes the pages correctly. The example shown on the screenshot has an A5 booklet (12 pages) printed on A4 paper. Of course your printer should be able to handle double-sided printing.

By the way: Red overlays on the preview indicate that there is something wrong with the settings but these show in various cases when everything is okay -- apparently it's a bug that already has been logged. 

[Please make the resource manager dockable/embeddable like studiopanels]

4 minutes ago, thomaso said:

I wonder if an increasing amount of differing requests + needs for that panel will reduce the chances to get any realized soon, or at all.

We'll have to see but different views will continue to be offered.

[Please make the resource manager dockable/embeddable like studiopanels]

4 minutes ago, thomaso said:

I agree, thumbnails would be helpful, too – even though they would increase the panel dimensions – so possibly only in the details section below?

The resources size in pixel dimensions is mentioned in the details section below the list: "Original size: 400 x 500 px".
The resources file size is mentioned in its first line, right position "Size: 18.3 kB".

I prefer to see all images, as well as their sizes immediately when I scroll through the Resource Manager. I understand you would like the RM as compact as possible but I want to have an overview of the resources and, thus, prefer an expanded panel. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. 

[Pattern Tile Creation and Fill]

With the picture frame selected, select the Fill Tool and, in the Context Toolbar select 'Bitmap' from the dropdown menu, select the image you want to use as a fill and adjust the placement handles in the picture frame until you have achieved the fill you're after. 

[Please make the resource manager dockable/embeddable like studiopanels]

On 7/8/2019 at 12:24 AM, thomaso said:

Good point. Currently, if I widen the window to left or right, the column "Placed DPI" becomes wider – instead of the "Name" column, the only column which can have longer content.

Concerning panel layout I'd like to go a bit further:

1. replace the words in the column "Placement" with icons, for instance an empty circle for linked, a filled circle for embedded and a circle with a red cross for missing.
2. show "Placed DPI" in the list overview, not below in single selected details only. This will make it easy to detect low-res (layout) images.
3. replace the column "Placement" by "Placed DPI".
4. keep showing the file path. It can be helpful to know where a resource is stored, for instance in a folder which contains low-res images, or in a network volume.
5. crop long names before their suffix (longnamewith....jpg) or add a label showing the file type.
6. add a button "Reveal in Finder" (Explorer).

I like  your suggestions but prefer to keep the thumbnail and size. 

[Please make the resource manager dockable/embeddable like studiopanels]

On 7/7/2019 at 11:52 AM, Friksel said:

Having the resource manager just floating around somewhere is causing it to be in the way all the time. Having to open and close it isn't ideal either. 

Please make the resource manager panel dockable and embeddable as a tab in the studio area, like studio panels do. So we can arrange them within the studio panels/tabs. (If there are people really like it to be floating around as it is, they can still take it out of the studio area let it float.)

I also wonder why it isn't a studio-panel and so be available in the studio menu.

+1

[Shape not closing properly with pen tool (I'm new to all of this!)]

Make sure you select the Node Tool when moving through the history of firstdefence's design file. 

[Studio layout: Save and load]

+1

[Mud’s Macros - Expand Stroke]

Nice discovery and execution!

[3 little improvement wishes for type setting work - publisher]

3 hours ago, dominik said:

Regarding #3 my suggestion is not the same and not as quick as yours but perhaps worth a try: while in Textmode hit ESC and then hold the SPACEBAR to switch to the hand tool. This way you can drag around the page. After that release the spacebar and click once to be back in Textmode.

Instead of pressing ESC you  can also click outside the page and then press the spacebar to drag around the page.

[APublisher - how to centre table on page vertically]

Turn on snapping (use the magnet icon on the menu bar and select the appropriate options by clicking the little triangle next to it) and with the Move Tool move the table until you see the vertical green line (horizontal center) and/or the horizontal red line (vertical center). These lines extend beyond the page's edges to distinguish them from the shorter snapping lines of other objects that you might have already placed on your page. 

[Refine button missing in APhoto (Windows)]

21 minutes ago, Mark Ingram said:

Apologies, that's an oversight...

I knew that, I was only messing with Chris. You guys do amazing work and it's really appreciated! Thank you!

[Refine button missing in APhoto (Windows)]

Thanks, Chris, I'd like a feature party.... 

[Its posible to colaps the panels???]

To be clear, I'm on Windows 10. Double-clicking collapses panel.

[Glyph Browser could be better for stylistic alternates]

I installed the Dreamscript font and it's exceptionally dainty (if that's the right word for it), indeed making it rather difficult to discern the individual glyphs. Another script font, such as Bonbon, is more robust, even the light version. Anyway, I agree that it would be nice to up the glyph size more that is possible at present.

[Glyph Browser could be better for stylistic alternates]

13 hours ago, Daniel Geiger said:

 

But does not change the fact that with the illustrated script font (Dreamscript), it is very hard to see what is what.

Click on the little hamburger menu at the top right of the glyph panel and select the size you want for optimal readability .

[Affinity: Replace a neighbouring colour area with transparent]

30 minutes ago, carl123 said:

After a bit of research it looks like the Refine button was added to the Flood Select Tool in January this year on MACS but not on Windows.

 

I just reported the issue in the bugs forum for APhoto.

[Refine button missing in APhoto (Windows)]

In the Windows version of APhoto the Refine button is missing from the context toolbar for the Flood Selection Tool. It's there for the other selection tools. 

[Its posible to colaps the panels???]

You can collapse panels by double-clicking on the panel's header.

[Fail: Boolean Divide Shapes With Tangents]

PixelPest, I reallly like how you think and how you've mastered these Boolean operations. 

[Oil painting effect or plugin]

Oops, indeed I misspoke, confusing the different Apple OS. Sorry about that. 

[Oil painting effect or plugin]

On the download page (https://fotosketcher.com/download-fotosketcher/) is a link to the Mac version (at the bottom).

[What Happened to the Resources?]

Thank you for the Spotlight link, Miguel, there's quite some interesting stuff there.

I'm searching for app resources because I find them useful as importing and playing with them help me get a better feel for Affinity's apps. A resource page on Affinity's website with samples would be quite helpful.