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I'm running into what I believe is a file size/complexity issue with Designer and Photo on my Mac Mini. (I've been away from computer hardware details for 20 years, so I plan to sound ignurrint here.) The Mini has no GPU (I think) so while everything else is snappity-doo-dah screen repaints a r e . s o o o o o o o . s l o w. If I can sneak muscle get my request past the Secretary of the Exchequer (the one I'm married to) can anyone advise on specs for the perfect Mac for Designer and Photo? Assuming a powerful GPU matters, and I always get at least 16GB RAM, but what else matters?

Attached: a brown shape in one layer, a few dozen white lines in another. I want to subtract the white from the brown, leaving holes. When I select all the lines and click the Add Geometry button, the lines all become closed loops. I am forever making 5 copies of a shape to subtract it from 5 other shapes. Is there a way to subtract one *group* from another group? trunk.afphoto

Indeed. I could have been clearer.

Good question. I don't know the answer, but you will absolutely get more attention with a more meaningful subject line (where you now have Affinity Photo.) Change that to a brief description of your question (along the lines of "replacing old PC; do I need a GPU for Photo to use Hardware Acceleration?" — not that that's exactly what you're asking.) Because, y'know, it's a good question.

More info? Your version of Photo. Mac or Windows? Happens all the time? sometimes? just this file? Corrupt, how? Are you saying you opened a file, moved the folder, then tried to save? If not, what does your edit mean? Maybe you can upload the file and someone can review what's what.

Open Swatches [View | Studio | Swatches] From the dropdown [by default it says Greys] select Web Safe Colors

Besides my long-standing issue with all dialog boxes opening behind the tools on my second monitor, three times in the past month I've been bitten by this one: is it clear and obvious, out of the corner of your eye, why Photo seems to be frozen every time I rasterize something with fx on it? Modal popups should stand out, not blend in. Also nice if they could open on my main screen in front of the work, since that's where my eyes are likely to be focused. I may eventually start remembering this, but, y'know, we shouldn't have to, eh?

bingo. thank you sir.

select multiple items, don't see anywhere stroke width can be changed for all simultaneously. I know I can copy/paste style, but I wanna do it my way. (only because I'm easily distracted and selecting them beforehand keeps me from squirrel look a squirrel what?

Could be what I was experiencing.

Yeah. Okay. Thanks. ESC is unreliable. No firm data on when it works or doesn't, so I'll stick with option 1.

When attempting to draw a rectangle the same size as the canvas, over a photograph the same size as the canvas, I have to deselect the photograph (often the only layer, requiring a continual guessing game about which keystrokes or mouse clicks will do the job) or the cursor grabs the resize handle and instead of dragging out a rectangle, resizes the photograph. Yes, I could also lock the background, which is what I do when I'm going to be doing this a lot. Is there an easier way to slap a rectangle over a photo (for example) without having a step between? A magical key/mouse combo?

I don't think so. I type in exact degrees of rotation; it helps if you can do division in your head quickly . . .

Ah. Fair enough. I'm a database junkie.

Yes, understood; I appreciate you taking the time to comment, @GarryP. I *am* an expert, which is why maybe I went straight to talking over your head mode. Your non-expert status didn't seem to hurt—I'm pretty sure you nailed the cause. Hey, when you're ready to learn database web programming, I'll share what I know. If you can get this far, you already have the mindset for it ;)

That was my assumption, but I would assume a site built by programmers would be using parameterized queries, making the concern of SQL injection irrelevant.

Creating a palette from an image gives me unpredictable results. The colors in the palette don't match what's in the image. Creating a palette from a document (as in, an image, but it's already open, right?) works fine, but I can't limit the number of colors. It finds every single pixel and adds its color to the palette. Yes, I could posterize, adjust contrast, and fool around, but I could create a palette manually faster and easier. I realize that if I limit the palette to 6 colors, Photo may not see the same 6 colors as 'important' or 'selectable' as I do, but if it gets 5 out of 6, I'm still waaaay ahead of pruning 40 unneeded colors from a palette. What am I missing?

Not sure where this belongs: using Firefox on my Mac, searching for any of these sets of words create palette from document limit colors create palette from document limit palette from document limit colors create from document limit colors returns a 403 Forbidden error. I can search for any of these groups of words just fine: limit colors create palette from document (same words different order) from document limit palette from document limit create palette document limit colors document limit create palette limit colors create palette from document colors create palette from limit colors create from document The only consistency in the group of death is 'from document limit' but on its own, that search works.

Confirming: does this include a general failure for the cursor to revert when moving from my right monitor where the tools are to my left monitor where my work is? Not restricted to certain tools or conditions, as far as I can see. Whatever it is over there, it comes over here the same, so I'm drawing a box with a drag icon, and whatnot. Mac 2014 Mini Big Sur 2 monitors

Ah, how delightfully arcane. But since there is a reason, I will resume my quiet reverie over there in my design =————>

If you're at all comfortable with the command line, ImageMagick will convert JPG or PNG to webP nearly instantly and has oodles of parameters to allow you to adjust it to taste. You can convert dozens of files in seconds. Even if you have to brush up on the command line, it'd be faster than hoping Serif makes this a priority if it really isn't, in their eyes. ImageMagick is free. Works on Windows, Mac, Linux. The command to convert a file is convert 1.jpg -quality 50 -define webp:lossless=false 1.webp and now you have a webP that's indistinguishable from the JPG but about 40% the size. Unless one is truly uncomfortable with working at the command line, having a free, fast, reliable tool seems a viable alternative. (And, if you want command line help, ask me. Glad to share what I know in a manner that makes sense to even normal humans.)

I'll see it when I believe it. Or a reasonable facsimile thereof. (It don't appear to do nothin when I'm clicking like mad, but I missed something once, so it could happen.)

Select one layer, CMD-click on the thumbnail of another layer, nothing happens. CMD-click on the label/title of the layer, it's selected. Intentional or bug? Mac Big Sur on 2014 Mini (dual monitor, in case it matters)

Not present on my Mac until 1.9

Thus my question