Rriver

@JGD Thanks for your report, I've included it with an existing issue that relates to the Export Persona.

It seems now, in V2, that I am able to use the export persona successfully each time when using the little export icon next to my layer. However the actual export button at the bottom just beach balls still.

By the way, I did manage to get out of the loop, by manually exporting an individual slice (through a click on the rightmost square-and-arrow widget/button, not the “Export Slices” one).

Hi guys. I've been trying to export an icon file into several .PNG slices, and the Export Slices dialog consistently makes AD2 irrecoverably hang.
This is an old bug that also affected, IIRC, AD1, but it seems to have gotten worse; before it was intermittent, but now it seems to have borked this functionality altogether (I can try with other similar files, however). If you want, I can also send you the file for you to test on.
I've also recorded a small video of it in action; you can't see the beachball cursor, because of some weird limitation in QuickTime, but believe me, it's there and it appears just a few seconds after the dialog opens (also, even if I quickly try to change to a different destination folder, those clicks aren't ever registered). 

Affinity Slices crash.mov  
 

In my case, exporting a single file (slice) works fine, but Designer freezes when I try to export multiple slices at once by clicking on the button at the bottom of the slice panel. When it freezes, I have to force quit the app in order to do anything else.
Once you are able to save a single file to a folder, though, it lets you export multiple slices. But then, when you try to export multiple slices at once with another file, Designer freezes after showing the finder dialog.
It has happened on V1 and continues to do so on V2.
I use the following:
macOS Ventura 13.1 Affinity Designer 2.0.4 Mac Studio 2022 M1 Max I use Google Drive and it is running in the back, but I am saving files on the local drive, not to the Google Drive folder. I also use Adobe Creative Cloud storage, and I usually save to a folder which is synced with it.
I really hope this gets fixed soon.

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Product Name       | Purchase Store  | Platform   | Version | ===============================|=================|===================|===============| Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Designer 2 | Microsoft Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Designer 2 | Mac App Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | iPad Store | iPadOS 15,16,17 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | _______________________________|_________________|___________________|_______________| Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Photo 2 | Microsoft Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Photo 2 | Mac App Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | iPad Store | iPadOS 15,16,17 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | _______________________________|_________________|___________________|_______________| Affinity Publisher 2 | Affinity Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Publisher 2 | Microsoft Store | Windows 10, 11 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Publisher 2 | Mac App Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Publisher 2 | Affinity Store | macOS 10.15-14 | 2.4.2 (.2371) | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad | iPad Store | iPadOS 15,16,17  | 2.4.2 (.2371) | _______________________________|_________________|___________________|_______________| [Please note that Microsoft Store presents the build number within the store differently so Affinity Store build 2.4.2.2371 appears as a Microsoft Store build number 20402.2371.0.0]
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Affinity Designer 2 for Windows (2.4.2)  previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1) , 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3  Affinity Designer 2 for macOS (2.4.2)   previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1), 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3   Affinity Designer 2 for iOS (2.4.2)   previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1), 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2   Affinity Photo 2 for Windows (2.4.2)   previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1), 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3   Affinity Photo 2 for macOS (2.4.2)   previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1), 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3   Affinity Photo 2 for iOS (2.4.2)   previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1), 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2   Affinity Publisher 2 for Windows (2.4.2)   previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1), 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3   Affinity Publisher 2 for macOS (2.4.2)   previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1), 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3   Affinity Publisher 2 for iOS (2.4.2)  previous patches: (2.4.1), (2.4.0), (2.3.1), 2.3.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2  Installation of Software and Updates
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There's no WEBP in the file format list in the Export Persona.

The latest version of Photoshop now supports WebP export.
I would like Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer to respond as soon as possible.
WebP is supported on all Evergreen browsers, including Safari.

Hello,
It looks like the same issue existed on 1.8.3 and the following thread shows how to fix it. I solved the issue by turning on 英字(Romaji) on 日本語 – ローマ字入力(Japanese – Romaji) keyboard, then, deleting the ABC keyboard in システム環境設定(System Preferences) > キーボード(Keyboard) > 入力ソース(Input Sources).
I confirmed the issue on Designer 1.8.6 and Photo 1.8.6 on macOS 11.1 on Mac mini (M1, 2020).
 

I just found out that the fonts are listed when I changed the Language to English in Preference > General. But it disappears again when changed back to Japanese.

Hi mogu and Rriver,

Thank you for letting us know. We've reproduced this here and have passed it on to development to be fixed.

In the meantime the workaround of switching language to English Rriver has mentioned will allow you to use those fonts.

Thank you! Tried it and it works. Gotta keep it in English for now...

Hi LeonLQ,

Thanks for letting us know. We're aware of this issue and it is with development to be fixed. In the meantime the workaround Rriver has mentioned should do the trick!

Thank you for commenting on my inadequate post!

Hi Revir-

Thanks for letting us know. We've reproduced this and passed it onto development to be fixed. In the meantime you can switch the app language to English and they will display!

This happens on my environment as well (M1 Mac mini / macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 / Affinity Designer 1.10.0 App Store version).
In my case, though, some other Japanese fonts that I installed myself are missing from the list, too (e.g. Adobe Fonts and Google Fonts, etc.).

I just found out that the fonts are listed when I changed the Language to English in Preference > General. But it disappears again when changed back to Japanese.

The font "Hiragino-Sans W0~W9" are not displaying at AD10.0

Same thing happens on my environment as well (M1 Mac mini / macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 / Affinity Designer 1.10.0 App Store version). Hope this will be fixed soon.

Font weight can't be displayed 个别字体的字重不显示

I found out that if I don't remove the English input mode as well, it doesn't work properly when the input mode is set to ABC (English).
Other softwares like Adobe Illustrator, works properly with the original settings (ABC(English) + Japanese("Romaji" is off)).

Hi, guys
 I'm using it in a Japanese environment, but I cannot switch  English and Japanese input sources when entering text.
Normally, as shown in the reference image, pressing the key switches to the English and Japanese input sources, but after the 1.8.6 update, it does not switch.
This is a problem common to all "Photo", "Designer", and "Publisher".
photo ver. 1.8.6
publisher ver. 1.8.6
designer ver.1.8.6
Mac OS ver. 11.0.1

Alignment handles have been in Affinity since 1.7 (well over a year).
I suggest you try them - you may find they meet your needs.

Status: Beta
Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Designer
Mac App Store: Not Submitted
Download: Download
Auto-update: Not available
 
Hello,
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Affinity Designer Beta 1.8.4.2 for macOS.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is an incremental update to the 1.8.3 version currently available in the store to all customers (though it installs parallel to the release). We recommend that you use this beta in preference to the store version if you are affected by any of the issues listed below.
Many thanks!
Matt
 
Changes Since 1.8.3
- Fix for incorrect rendering of grids in OpenGL past certain zoom levels.
- Fix for poor functioning of 'Force Touch' trackpads in pressure-sensitive tools.
- Speculative fix for occasional lockups in Pencil Tool.
- Added option in preferences to re-enable the old behaviour for deleting objects (we used to previously favour empty selections).
- Added ability to show folders as icons in the layers panel.
- Added option to always show folders as “small” in the layers panel.
- Improved dragging behaviour in the layers panel (make it easier to drag child items around within their container without affecting parenting).
- PDF import performance improvements.
- Document save performance improvements.
- Text performance improvements.
- Assorted small bug fixes.
- Help improvements.
- Localisation improvements.
 
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