Figmatt

Is there any way of forcing all measurements to snap to whole pixels?

Oh, good catch! I will check my main artwork for that sort of thing.

Sure! I've included it as an attachment. Make sure to set View > View Mode > Pixels ...because this option is still not saved with the document. Bonus layer of a dotted line table which behaves in an almost psychedelic way when you zoom in. Grid madness.afdesign

Crikey, what a mess. 😥

I had hoped for it in V2, which has really been the first update of any app I have regretted in quite a while.

Designer 2.1.0 macOS 12.6.6 View mode: Pixel Antialiasing: Force Off Performance: Metal, OpenGL, OpenGL (Basic), Software Tables added to the document using Publisher 2.1.0 (the fact there is no way to add a table in Designer, even though they are obviously supported, is for a different discussion)

Could not figure out why dotted line settings were having no effect. Metal, OpenGL (Basic), Software Dotted line only appears when line alignment is set middle Line are incorrect (sort of dented rather than dotted) when line alignment is set to inside or outside OpenGL Dotted line only appears when line alignment is set middle Line is solid when line alignment is set to inside or outside (shown below) Also dotted lines disappear when selecting butt caps bored with reporting all these issues at this point etc. Setup Designer 2.1.0 macOS 12.6.6 Screen shot 2023-06-04 at 21.58.55.mov

Pressing Tab multiple times... I can move forwards between: Spacing and Divisions (for multiple axes) Pressing Shift+Tab multiple times.. I can move backwards between only one field, either Divisions back to Spacing, or from Spacing to Gutter or other unexpected combinations. I cannot move freely backwards and forwards through all enabled fields, as I would expect to be able to do. Designer 2.1.0 macOS 12.6.6 Screen shot 2023-06-04 at 20.32.04.mov

Thanks, this multiple gradient fill is just what i was looking for. The interface is very obscure and hidden compared to what I've previously used.

Did I miss something elsewhere or is this still not a thing?

Super duper! Many thanks for the further investigation — top work.

My hunch is that some alignment or rendering is being based on the first display rather than the main display? Can you please confirm for me: What MPB model are you using? MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) M1 Pro 16GB What version of macOS is in use? 12.6.4 (21G526) Monterey Under Affinity Designer 2 > Preferences > Performance, what are your settings please? (a screenshot of this would be best) I'm happy to use whatever settings are recommended. (the issue happens with Software, OpenGL (Basic), OpenGL, Metal) What are your display settings in macOS for each monitor? (again a screenshot of these settings for each screen would be most helpful) Internal 1512x982 (default scaling) LENOVO T24d-10 External 1200x1920 (default scaling) (the issue happens whether this display is rotated or not)

I use a retina MBP with non-retina external display (aside: I work in portrait orientation at 19:10 aspect) Some UI elements are blurred when using a mix of retina and non-retina displays. I guess that some user interface elements are positioned at what amounts to half pixels on non-retina displays? It would be great if all user interface elements could be positioned to look good on both types of displays. Scenario 1 MBP open, as secondary display Affinity on external display, as main display some UI is blurred Scenario 2 MBP closed, no secondary display Affinity on external display, as main display UI is not blurred Screen recording of the difference crop.mov

I'm still wasting valuable seconds every time I open a pixel document and find I need to set View > View Mode > Pixel. ...it seems arbitrary which view settings are saved with the document: some are, some aren't. Original issue from 2021:

Sadly I do not get along with floating panels, I end up forever organising them. I'm on team #docked

That toggles the panel so if I press it when it is visible it hides it, whereas my intention is to focus it. Hmm, maybe I switched this off. I have a Mighty Mouse so it's rather touch sensitive, I definitely had to switch off Rotate Canvas. Anyway, task done! Much quicker thanks to this thread.

I've also set up a Keyboard Maestro shortcut on the = key to click Stroke panel then the Width text field ...for when i want to enter the value manually. I don't think that's doable within the app itself?

Amazing, thanks both. I had looked at the help file but obviously not close enough! #ADHD

Is there a keyboard shortcut to change stroke width (or object width)? Or a way to bind my own key to this action? Or a way to automate it? This would be a huge time saver for me.

That'll do! Thanks. Less than ideal, but it'll do.

I have lines of varying thickness I'd like to space them horizontally (easy with Space Horizontally command) But I'd like to take into account line width so the visual gap between each is equal Is this possible? Is there a trick or workaround? Here's an exaggerated example:

Thanks walt! I really was sleeping on those release notes.

Amazing that every time I choose this option I get stopped in my tracks, paralysed by the choice of "separable" or "non-separable" 🤪

I consider this a bug because it is such non-standard, user-hostile behaviour. Original report from 2014:

Over 8 years later and I still keep closing documents with Cmd+W when I mean to close Preferences!