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Hi Affinity / Serif, Longtime user (since the very first beta), would love to see a quick toggle between select modes, and ideally a keyboard modifier for even more handy use. Currently we have to go into Preferences > Tools, then check / uncheck "Select object when intersects with selection marquee". It's great to have the option to switch selection modes, but having this buried in the preferences menu is a pain. Please consider adding the ability to quickly toggle between select modes with either a button in the app interface and or a modifier key to the selection tool. Thanks!

Hi Affinity, When a single layer / object selected then grouped using either Arrange > Group (or the CMD+G shortcut) or Layers panel > Group, the app creates a new, empty group instead of a new group containing the selected layer / object. This requires the user to manually move the previously selected layer / object into the new group. This bug is present in the standalone Photo app, not in the Photo persona within Publisher. It's also present on the Photo iPad app. I'm on a Mac running the latest OS. I'm using Photo 2.0.3. As you can see in the attached video, I performed six tests: A1. a single object selected. Layer > New Group: new empty group created, as expected. B1. a single object selected. Arrange > Group: new empty group created, not as expected. C1. a single object selected. Layers panel > Group: new empty group created, not as expected. A2. two objects selected. Layer > New Group: new empty group created, as expected. B2. two objects selected. Arrange > Group: objects grouped, as expected. C2. two objects selected. Layers panel > Group objects grouped, as expected. This is different from V1 for me. Performing actions B1 and C1 would result in the single object being grouped as expected in the previous version. Thanks! 311875476_ScreenRecording2022-12-22at11_48_17PM.mov.4c7b1bcdac43edbeae31df2cf2b49e52.mov

Hmm! Typically I'm used to selecting one or more items and using the CMD+G keyboard shortcut to group them. This corresponds with my B1 example. If this behaviour can be rectified to what I'm used to with V1, I'll be a happy designer again Oh! I just checked, and grouping a single item works as expected in Publisher V2's Photo persona as well as Designer V2, but not as demonstrated in the standalone Photo V2 app! So as long as I use Photo via Publisher, I should be good, but it's still a weird bug that would be best to resolve. Cheers for your care and attention, and happy Christmas to you!

Hey Carl, Thanks for following up. I'm on a Mac running the latest OS. I'm using Photo 2.0.3. As you can see in the attached video, I performed six tests: A1. a single object selected. Layer > New Group: new empty group created, as expected. B1. a single object selected. Arrange > Group: new empty group created, not as expected. C1. a single object selected. Layers panel > Group: new empty group created, not as expected. A2. two objects selected. Layer > New Group: new empty group created, as expected. B2. two objects selected. Arrange > Group: objects grouped, as expected. C2. two objects selected. Layers panel > Group objects grouped, as expected. This is different from V1 for me. Performing actions B1 and C1 would result in the single object being grouped as expected in the previous version. Would love to see this fixed. Screen Recording 2022-12-22 at 11.48.17 PM.mov

Hi Affinity, Apologies if this has been covered in another thread, or if there's an explanation for the behaviour that I've missed... but I'm somewhat peeved by the new Photo V2 function when a single layer / object is grouped. The app creates a new, empty group instead of a new group containing the selected layer / object. This requires the user to manually move the previously selected layer / object into the new group. Annoying. This was not a problem in V1, and worked as expected. Please rectify this and reinstate the former grouping function. Thanks!

Hey, thanks for this. Unfortunately this fix doesn't really work for me. My workflow typically consists of [copy] a vector graphic from Affinity, then [paste] into Figma. It's so much quicker than having to go through the process of exporting the graphic to a standalone file first. I will keep this in mind for times that I'm moving exported SVG files created in AD. In the mean time between now and when (please!) Serif implements a fix, I will continue to manually adjust the dimensions. Thanks!

Yes, an Apple USB wired keyboard. Hmmm!

Hey Affinity, I use a full size keyboard on the Mac. A small feature which I've longed for years, is for the Enter key (bottom right corner) to have the same function as the Return key. It's a small thing, I think, but would be extremely handy. Thanks!

If this is useful for anyone, here's my rendering of the new app icons in .afdesign format. Affinity 2 Icons.afdesign

I agree. Keyboard binding for brush hardness and opacity would be very handy. I also have the controller you posted and to be able to set it up as I have for Photoshop would be great. I actually made a post about this subject back in 2020:

Hey Affinity, Please consider adding the ability to easily update RAW presents. I figured a workaround that allows me to make changes to a preset, then update it by choosing the Add preset option in the dropdown menu and giving it the same name, but this is pretty clunky. A simple option to update the preset would be much appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE: Somene on a Facebook reminded me to turn on 'Copy item as SVG' in preferences. Doh! Problem solved. However the annoying 1px in Figma bug persists. Serif, please attach dimensions to SVGs. Pasting into Figma from Illustrator works fine.

Ah, gotcha. Makes more sense now.

Agreed. This was an old feature request from long ago. Would love to see it finally implemented.

I've always loved how the Affinity apps implement masks. But in v2, I now have to click twice to go from the Mask button to confirm that yes, I want to apply a mask. This is pretty annoying from a usability perspective. How about one click to mask, as it was in v1, and click and hold to open the new menu? Please improve this.