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I mean no disrespect whatsoever, but that is the old, tired excuse I've heard over the last few years.  We are not talking in terms of "weeks" or "months" but YEARS.  I am understanding when months go by and nothing substantial changes, but "years" is an altogether different matter.
I appreciate the contributions you've made to this forum, R C-R.  Indeed, I have more respect for you than Serif for your tireless efforts in helping others.  Even when you could not find a solution for someone, you worked hard to help them find it, as you tried recently with me.  With 14k+ posts to your name, you have not only become a very helpful contributor to this forum, for which Serif should be grateful, but you are also very much an apologist for the way things are.  I don't say that to slight you, but I mention it only to say that you are a very upbeat and optimistic person.  It's only natural someone like yourself would argue for the positives of the Affinity suite as it stands right now.  You appear to see the good in all things.  I'm afraid I do not.  Even so, Serif could restore joy in my soul, should they wish to make a greater effort.
You're right.  Serif has done "a few things" to make the apps better.  And no doubt their work on Affinity Publisher prevented them from making Designer and Photo better.  They also have the iOS platform to deal with.  I understand that.  But those were choices they made.  And on some level I think they are important things, especially if one is setting out to replace Adobe apps.  You need a full suit of apps to do that.  But rather than make further excuses for the status quo, I seek to set a higher standard.  I want them to press forward even harder than they have been with Designer and Photo.  There are so many great feature requests that have yet to be implemented.  If they set their mind to it, they could implement a lot of those improvements which would further drive Adobe users to Serif software.  That's good for Serif and great for us as end users.  I want Serif to see long term success.  And the best way to ensure that is to not only make existing users happy but continue to surprise and thrill them, all the while bringing in new users who stare in awe from the Adobe camp, wondering what all the fuss is about.  I want even veteran Adobe app lovers to gasp in disbelief when they use the Affinity suite, crying: "OMG!  This is so much better than I thought!"  But right now, many Adobe users are still a tad disappointed, not because Affinity apps merely do things a different way, but because they feel some key functionality is missing.  Again, that's where those creaky old feature requests come in.  They have cob webs on them now they are so old, still waiting for some engineer to take the baton and run until that code is finally implemented.  If the top guy at Serif said, "Team, we're going to do this," it would get done.
Set a lofty goal.  Then do everything possible to blow past that goal.  Where there's a will, there's always a way.  

Лол, тогда я не буду использовать 2 версию. На моём iPad стоит v1 и я не могу экспортировать с компьютерной v2. Это тупо

Not allowing save as v1 format does seem like an omission that will hamper the Affinity community working with each other.  

When typing text in a Photoshop document, there is a popup available that displays the following anti-aliasing options:
None Sharp Crisp Strong Smooth The addition of these would make Affinity Photo's type handling even more powerful.
 
Thanks.

Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
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Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
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Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
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There should be an option in "effect" to convert into grayscale/black&white in Designer. There is just too many steps to achieve that right now.

Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
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The link provided seems to have mostly broken links. Any chance these will make their way back?
Thanks

Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
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Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
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Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
Like this if you're looking for a Knife/Eraser tool in 2022

Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
Like this if you're looking for a Knife/Eraser tool in 2022

Feb 2020 - still NOPE.
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That pales in comparison to what Steve Jobs would tell them.  I am an old softy in comparison.  But they really do need a Steve Jobsian style tongue lashing.  NO EXCUSES!
I refuse to sympathize with engineers I've never met.  I can only judge them by what they deliver and what they don't.  
Lastly, I absolutely POSITIVELY refuse to "bear in mind how LONG THIS TAKES."  This has taken YEARS and still nothing.  The more people tell me to be patience, the more upset I become.  I've you want to calm me and the rest of the disgruntled users down, you need to start sympathizing with us rather than the engineers you too have never met.  And if those engineers wish to defend themselves, the forum is here, waiting for them.

Good points. I will definitely let them know my thoughts in my reviews of their apps and maybe we should take it to social media, I think the only way they might listen is if they realize their lack of attention to their current users is causing them to not bring new users because we're talking about how they lag behind in basic expected features, it's only fair that potential newcomers are warned about what to expect from Serif.

Don't give up so easily.  I've been in this forum FOR YEARS and ignored most of that time, yet I stubbornly refuse to give up on Serif.  They need a firm kick on the pants, let me tell you.  I am one of their biggest fans and biggest critics.  The ball is in their court to obliterate all criticism from me and other faithful users.  All they need to do is just deliver.  They just need to show us they are not only listening but acting on what they hear.  We need to see that somebody in their company finally stood up and said to the engineers, "Enough is enough, you idiots!  From today, we're going to do something great!"  Seriously, they need a Steve Jobsian style tongue lashing from within.  I am not an insider so my words have no impact on their company.  I can only hope their owner will do the right thing before it's too late.  And if the right thing involves a different paid app, so long as it has most of what we've been asking for through the years, I'm fine with it.  What I am not fine with is endless waiting in vain.  That is just plain stupid.  It angers me, actually.  Yet, I am still opening to moving forward with them.  Yes, you really can be upset with Serif yet support them at the same time.  But I can't do it alone.  If folks start abandoning Affinity apps, then nothing better will come. So I would encourage you to "fight the good fight" and continue to press forward to speak your might loudly in these forums.  Hopefully one day soon, they'll start to listen.

This is true, after the selection is made you can drag it freely.  This functionality is referencing a shortcut which is available when creating shapes that does not seem to have been applied consistently to the creation of pixel selections.  For shapes, this is used while initially creating the shape - before letting go of the mouse while dragging out the shape to begin with - to allow you to adjust the position while still creating it.  Yes, you can move and resize it after the fact, but this may be a bit quicker sometimes.

The space bar is not needed to move a selection area, just click hold anywhere inside the selected area after drawing it out and you can drag it to another position.
For altering the selected area, in addition to using the standard Selection modes of Add, Subtract, New, etc…, you can also go into QuickMask mode  (or hit the Q key) then switch to the Move tool which will allow you to resize, rotate, shear, and again move the selection area.

Rectangular marque.
Begin drawing eks elliptical marque. Hold down space to move the marque to another position. Space bar changes the size of the shape and does not move the shape.
Holding down the spacebar should move the marque.
Click eks Rectangle tool.
Start to draw the size of the shape and hold down space bar to move the shape. One is able to move the shape by holding down the spacebar.
 
Conclusion any tool that draws a shape Rectangle tool, Marque Tool or anything else.
As one begins to create the shape holding down the space bar should move the shape around, so one has better control over where one begins. 
This means the short cuts (keyboard command) for the Rectangle tool should should also be reflected in other tools. As it would keep a nice consistency in regards to similar methods/techniques.
 
 
NB! 
1. One begins to draw out a shape and notices one wants to readjust the starting point.
2. One then holds down the space bar to align the starting point. (moves the shape one is drawing out)
3. One then continues to draw out the shape.
Having a way to adjust the starting point by holding down the space bar is a technique I have used a lot in Photoshop as it helps me to realign where the shape begins.

Seems every time I search for something Affinity related, I always find the first result to be a thread about it from a few to several years old saying it's not available or coming soon (but it never did come). In this case this thread from 2017, saying it's in the roadmap, another thread says the roadmap was deleted. I might have put too much faith in Affinity. 

I came looking for this as well, but I see there's a thread where this was asked in 2015 --- YES, 2015!  and this is still not possible. So let's not hold our breaths.
There is a work around that requires a bunch of steps, definitely not good enough.

Ah I see, I see them now. I am new to  Affinity, thanks for clarifying!