JHill

Our process and why we are in need of this feature works like this: Rough Layout spread - Place images, copy, and artwork Often, images that were previously used on the left hand spread of the book will get moved to the right hand spread. 99% of the time that means the image needs flipped to face the center of the page. Sometimes it's ok to flip the image if the content is symmetrical or non directional, but when the product cannot be flipped it needs reshot. However, as a placeholder until the new image has been shot, the image remains flipped until its replaced. So one reason we need the feature is to be able to quickly see which images were flipped by the layout team (usually a note is made but not always). Proof Each Spread Once all the images have been shot and the new ones place, copy written etc, the spreads are ready to be proofed. Part of our proofing process is to make sure when the new image was placed that it was flipped back. It seems like an obvious part of the process but they do get missed. This is the second place we would need the feature. Having the feature in both the resource manager and on the image itself would be useful. Since the resource manager is not part of the toolbar, you do not always have it open. Therefore when clicking on images it is another step to go and open the resource manager just to see if the image is flipped or not. In this case an indicator on the image box itself would be useful. However, it would be useful to have it in the resource manager as a sort of preflight check like you mentioned. One stop shop to view all the files at once. If the field was able to be sorted that would be even more useful since you could have all of the flipped images grouped together. Side note: Unless I am mistaken the resource manager is a floating panel only and not yet able to be pinned to the sidebar - which would also be a handy feature to have)

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I am currently discussing this with the layout team and will be able to better answer some of these questions soon.

It would also be helpful if the selection was the same color as the tag color. Example: Image layer - Blue Copy Layer - Green Artwork Layer - Red When directly selecting an item on the page the "bounding box" would indicate if the item was on the image layer by being blue, or copy by being green, etc.

Ok thank you. Text would be more obvious 😜 but, I was more concerned with images when placing items in a catalog that may be flipped without noticing. The customer is not always happy when they receive something that was "made backwards". Hoping this feature may become available in the future as it is something that is used daily in my workflow.

Trying to find an indicator that tells me if an image has been flipped or not like in Adobe Indesign. Currently Adobe displays a box with the letter P in it (image attached). If the image has been flopped then the P is flopped. Likewise if the image has not been flopped then the P displays correctly. Does Affinity Publisher have anything like this?