Peter Em

So it looks like I'm going back to V1 for my current round of editing (which is more than just this single file). Fortunately I still have all the original files untouched by V2.

These are the options I used for the v2.3 SVG export Which resulted in the same file as mentioned previously. Unchecking "Use relative coordinates" doesn't change anything significant in the v2.3 export. However, in v2.3 when I simply uncheck the "Flatten Image", I get this in v2.3, where the IDs have been added to an additional <g> group around all the other tags: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"> <svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 284 511" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"> <g transform="matrix(0.24,0,0,0.24,0.0843791,0)"> <g id="BasePlateTest"> <path d="M1181.1,1290.32l0.352,0.351l-0,489.52l-346.143,346.143l-489.52,-0l-346.143,-346.143l0,-489.52l0.352,-0.351l-0,-1290.32l1181.1,0l0,1290.32Z"/> <g id="Ring" transform="matrix(2.27325,0,0,2.89764,-1428.1,-3502.11)"> <ellipse cx="888" cy="1738.5" rx="239" ry="187.5" style="fill:#b7b7b7;"/> </g> <g id="Inset" transform="matrix(1.73976,0,0,1.31448,-941.306,-799.303)"> <rect x="575" y="653" width="611" height="611" style="fill:#fff;"/> </g> </g> <g id="Text"> <g id="Text1" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-2345.63)"> <g transform="matrix(150,0,0,150,1034.46,2561)"> </g> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 1</text> </g> <g id="Text2" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-2205.63)"> <g transform="matrix(150,0,0,150,1034.46,2561)"> </g> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 2</text> </g> <g id="Text3" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-2064.63)"> <g transform="matrix(150,0,0,150,1034.46,2561)"> </g> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 3</text> </g> <g id="Text4" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-1924.63)"> <g transform="matrix(150,0,0,150,1034.46,2561)"> </g> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 4</text> </g> <g id="Text5" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-1784.63)"> <g transform="matrix(150,0,0,150,1034.46,2561)"> </g> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 5</text> </g> </g> </g> </svg> And if I do the same thing (uncheck flatten image) in V1.10, I get this SVG file, which also has the ID attached to a surrounding group <g> tag (but I have no idea why the matrix transform popped into existance): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"> <svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 284 511" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"> <g transform="matrix(0.24,0,0,0.24,0.0843791,0)"> <g id="BasePlateTest"> <path d="M1181.1,1290.32l0.352,0.351l-0,489.52l-346.143,346.143l-489.52,-0l-346.143,-346.143l0,-489.52l0.352,-0.351l-0,-1290.32l1181.1,0l0,1290.32Z"/> <g id="Ring" transform="matrix(2.27325,0,0,2.89764,-1428.1,-3502.11)"> <ellipse cx="888" cy="1738.5" rx="239" ry="187.5" style="fill:#b7b7b7;"/> </g> <g id="Inset" transform="matrix(1.73976,0,0,1.31448,-941.306,-799.303)"> <rect x="575" y="653" width="611" height="611" style="fill:#fff;"/> </g> </g> <g id="Text"> <g id="Text1" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-2345.63)"> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 1</text> </g> <g id="Text2" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-2205.63)"> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 2</text> </g> <g id="Text3" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-2064.63)"> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 3</text> </g> <g id="Text4" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-1924.63)"> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 4</text> </g> <g id="Text5" transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-85.9863,-1784.63)"> <text x="309px" y="2561px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:150px;">T<tspan x="384px 467.423px " y="2561px 2561px ">ex</tspan>t Line 5</text> </g> </g> </g> </svg> Personally I am thinking export bug, but I am not experienced enough with either Affinity or SVG to conclusively say this.

I have designer project file that I created under v1 (1.10.8), that I export as SVG and import into another program (FWIW Ignition HMI). I upgraded to V2 (2.3.0) of Designer and this week I went to make some changes to the file, and then export as SVG. The problem is that using (what I believe are) exactly the same options under V2 as I used under V1 I get a different SVG file with additional transform tags (as well as other changes). My main questions are: Is it possible to export from V2 to produce the same file as was exported from V1? Are the differences between the versions a real issue? The V1 exported SVG is <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"> <svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 284 511" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"> <g id="BasePlateTest"> <path d="M283.549,309.677l0.084,0.085l0,117.484l-83.074,83.075l-117.485,-0l-83.074,-83.075l0,-117.484l0.084,-0.085l0,-309.677l283.465,0l-0,309.677Z"/> <circle id="Ring" cx="141.817" cy="368.504" r="130.394" style="fill:#b7b7b7;"/> <rect id="Inset" x="14.258" y="14.173" width="255.118" height="192.756" style="fill:#fff;"/> </g> <g id="Text"> <text id="Text1" x="53.608px" y="51.69px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="51.69px 51.69px ">ex</tspan>t Line 1</text> <text id="Text2" x="53.608px" y="85.29px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="85.29px 85.29px ">ex</tspan>t Line 2</text> <text id="Text3" x="53.608px" y="119.13px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="119.13px 119.13px ">ex</tspan>t Line 3</text> <text id="Text4" x="53.608px" y="152.73px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="152.73px 152.73px ">ex</tspan>t Line 4</text> <text id="Text5" x="53.608px" y="186.33px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="186.33px 186.33px ">ex</tspan>t Line 5</text> </g> </svg> But the V2 exported SVG is <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"> <svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 284 511" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"> <g id="BasePlateTest"> <path d="M283.549,309.677l0.084,0.085l0,117.484l-83.074,83.075l-117.485,-0l-83.074,-83.075l0,-117.484l0.084,-0.085l0,-309.677l283.465,0l-0,309.677Z"/> <circle id="Ring" cx="141.817" cy="368.504" r="130.394" style="fill:#b7b7b7;"/> <rect id="Inset" x="14.258" y="14.173" width="255.118" height="192.756" style="fill:#fff;"/> </g> <g id="Text"> <g id="Text1" transform="matrix(36,0,0,36,227.719,51.6895)"> </g> <text x="53.608px" y="51.69px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="51.69px 51.69px ">ex</tspan>t Line 1</text> <g id="Text2" transform="matrix(36,0,0,36,227.719,85.2895)"> </g> <text x="53.608px" y="85.29px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="85.29px 85.29px ">ex</tspan>t Line 2</text> <g id="Text3" transform="matrix(36,0,0,36,227.719,119.13)"> </g> <text x="53.608px" y="119.13px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="119.13px 119.13px ">ex</tspan>t Line 3</text> <g id="Text4" transform="matrix(36,0,0,36,227.719,152.73)"> </g> <text x="53.608px" y="152.73px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="152.73px 152.73px ">ex</tspan>t Line 4</text> <g id="Text5" transform="matrix(36,0,0,36,227.719,186.33)"> </g> <text x="53.608px" y="186.33px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:36px;">T<tspan x="71.608px 91.629px " y="186.33px 186.33px ">ex</tspan>t Line 5</text> </g> </svg> Thus the V2 export has the additional <g> tags with a transform in them, and the ID has been moved from the <text> to the <g> tags. But I don't know enough about SVG to know if this is an issue or not. I still have the original SVG exported from V1, and loading up the original project file in V1 still results in the original SVG export. Note that even though I loaded the V1 project into V2, I never saved it from V2, so it remains as a V1 project. I've attached the V1 project file These are the V1 SVG preset options that I am using, and which I also set in V2 when doing the export: And finally, in the project file there are 3 layers. I was only exporting the first 2 layers, and ignoring the 3rd layer (which is hidden by the second layer). Ideally I should delete that layer before uploading here, but I want to use exactly the same file that I created in 2022. Light-Plate.afdesign

Not sure if this is the correct forum to use for an issue with the Affinity Photo Workbook, but I couldn't see another appropriate place for this. In the professional section, chapter 3, "Search The Woods", there is a recommendation to download a royalty free image from unsplash.com. The link in the book is: https://affin.co/forest. This attempts to redirect to an image on unsplash, but instead ends up with a 404 - not found error. The other link (https://affin.co/man) still successfully resolves to the correct image. Is there a another link to the forest image, or is it no longer available?