Patrick Gilmour

Yeah. I noticed the crash happening around the time the Page panel previews completed rendering... no idea why clicking on them would stop the crashing but as it was a UI thing I gave it a go.

Thanks @Dan C - I think it is almost certainly related to the Pages panel (Studio Left). When I hide this and reopen the file, Publisher does not crash.

@Dan C On Mac, but perhaps related, Publisher is also crashing every time I try to launch a certain file I am working on. I found a weird workaround that I posted on the forum here. Maybe not related, but maybe is. The error and workaround are repeatable. I have to use it every time.

I think I'm having the same issue. I have a relatively large file that crashes Publisher every time I try to open it since I upgraded to 2.3.x I'm on Mac Sonoma, but... I have also found a weird workaround. @Brian_J might be worth trying this on your file too. So, when I double-click the file and it opens, it shows the artwork in the Publisher window for a second to two then it crashes the app. However, if I do the same then quickly, while the content displays but before the expected crash, click on one of the page icons in the Pages (not Master Pages) panel, then click on another then another the app does not crash. Totally weird, but it works every time. And when I don't, it crashes every time. Note: Do not double-click a page icon, as the app still crashes if I do that. Just click once, then another. Curious to know if this workaround works for you too, @Brian_J -Patrick

Answer: swipe left with a finger across the file icon on the main window and tap on the first icon that is revealed. You can’t seem to do this with a mouse so I was missing it.

Hi, Can someone please explain how to name a Live file in Publisher 2 for iPad in the Main Window (or elsewhere)? Long press on the file icon does nothing—no menu. Thanks, Pat

Well said - agree 100% In Photoshop, I also regularly CMD+clicked on a layer to quickly select all its contents then Crop to Selection. I taught Photoshop for years as an ACE/ACI—this was always included in the course. As you say, it would be the best of both worlds to have this as a simple to select action.

In which case, a simple solution would be to provide an option to "Convert Marquee to Crop". Maybe cmd/ctrl+click Crop tool. Then by hitting Return the crop would be applied and—hopefully—everyone would be happy. Very often a user will be using selection tools to create a marquee that they want to convert quickly to a crop. In my own use, I'd often cmd+click on a Layer to define its contents as the area I want to define the crop. Maybe it was pixels. Maybe it was an object I drew for the purpose. I taught Photoshop for many years as a Certified Instructor/Expert. 'Crop to Selection' was always in the course content because it was so useful.

R C-R is right. And the topic has threads already.

I think we need to keep adding posts here in this needed feature will find its way onto the development roadmap. Thanks for adding your voice.

I'm just going to add my voice again, to say that I wish this feature existed a lot of the time when I work in Photo. It makes me almost miss Photoshop!

Thanks for that, Walt. Not very encouraging but good to know.

Still no update? Or does 1.9.3 address this issue?🤞

System 6 and Aldus, Mac SE's (and earlier)... forever young!

You’ve been at this as long as me then! Remember it well and used it. I liked how AppleWorks gathered all your files in a single location. A similar stripped down Bridge-like function would be cool one day in Affinity too. But maybe not a priority.

Very interesting - thanks! So, yes, I can Edit in Publisher, turn on Special Characters, switch back to Designer... and voilà! I guess there's a lot more to explore in the three apps integration—I've been using them like an old Adobe user to date.

Thanks guys - I do think it would be useful as would being able to see invisible characters.

Hi, When working in Designer on Desktop, is there a way to show the light blue text frame edges by default like you can in Publisher even when the objects are not selected if you enable View>Show Text Flow? (see attached). Thanks, Pat

@Patrick Connor Version 1.9.2 is still showing the painfully slow start-up - seen this since November 2020 now... I've made numerous copies of the apps since that was discovered as a workaround. Is Serif really incapable of providing a quick fix to this bug that doesn't seem to exist in any other apps I've seen? Could you not prioritize it higher? Thanks!

Agreed. It's a "least bad" option only.

Okay, this is very weird but it can be done - you can draw multiple straight vertical or horizontal lines without having them automatically connect. Haven't worked out of 45 degree increments are possible. You'll need to get used to this. On a Mac, pixel layer with Brush selected: - Click and then release mouse at start of new line - Press down Shift and hold - Click again and drag to draw A second option that works with a pen/pencil: - Hold down Cmd (and keep it down) - Click and hold with pen then start to draw a "very small" part of the line - Immediately add the Shift key and continue to drag - Repeat for a new line Not perfect but it works. Photoshops implementation is much more intuitive and works better, plus can do 45 degree angles. But at least this gives Photo users an option.

Try this... Enable: View>Show Context Toolbar... You'll then see a Mode option (see attached), with lots of options... It's all here in the Help

Guys, could we keep this on-topic for Crop to Selection, please, and move the Vector Brush discussion to another thread? I'm a Photoshop ACE/ACI (instructor), understand that there are a lot of different workflow requirements out there, but I have consistently seen Crop to Selection used by a diversity of users in Photoshop and would like to see an option in Photo that is as simple and quick to use. The suggestion, perhaps through a Preference setting, to allow the crop tool to default to a rectangle that that contains the selection so the user can then simply press 'Return' to crop sounds like a good one. Hopefully Affinity will consider adding this as an option.

I run non-MAS versions of all Serif app and and have the slow-start-up issue on all of them. It began some time round the end of last year. I'll try making a copy of an app and restart... [later...] Okay, made a duplicate of Designer (CMD+D), launched it, quit it, restarted Mac and launched... took about 5 seconds to launch on MacBook Pro (MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) 3.1 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3)... Big Sur 11.1 [repeating for Designer and Photo...] Maybe interesting to note that the initial "Verifying..." dialog takes about 20 seconds for app on launch after copying... permissions? [second restart...] Seems that all three non-MAS apps are now launching as fast as expected (4-10 seconds each). Weird fix, but if this might be a fix. Will post back if slow launch returns. [third restart...] looks like the fix sticks... thanks @Patrick Connor

Try force quitting the app, then deleting the cache file and moving the preferences to Desktop (so you can restore them) then trying again: Cache (may not exist): ~/Library/com.seriflabs.affinitypublisher Preferences: ~/Library/Preferences/com.seriflabs.affinitypublisher.plist If you don't see your Library folder, in Finder hold down Option (Alt) and click on "Go" Menu There also the "~/Library/Application Support/Affinity Publisher" folder. Quit the app, move this folder to desktop and try again. (This might actually be the best option).