Optische Ausrichtung

An example: Affinity Publisher was not able to handle German quotation marks correctly from the beginning of version 2. This was a very annoying bug, because with every text change you had to proofread a document from the moment the change was made right through to the end. The problem was only fixed with version 2.6. I don't remember exactly, but perhaps from version 2.3 (or about one years after the problem was recognized as such by Serif) my criticism was perhaps no longer entirely constructive.

I haven't read everything, but I'd like to point out that people who make constructive complaints want things to improve because they actually want to remain customers. (A secret that I would also like to reveal to Canva/Serif at this point).

Version 2.5.6 … ich muss mich jetzt wirklich auf meine Hände setzen.

unfortunately true

Es scheint schwer zu sein und das Problem besteht nach wie vor. Nach fast zwei Jahren finde ich auch den Hinweis unter den aktuellen 2.5-Release-Notes etwas deplatziert: Keine Sorge, ich reporte diesen Bug nicht mehr. 🙄

Ich ebenfalls. Deswegen meckere ich ja. Die erste Regel in jeder Reklamationsabteilung lautet: „Kunden, die sich beschweren, wollen kaufen. “

Ja. So wie sich das Unternehmen zu diesem bestätigten Bug verhält, wird es auch so bleiben. Offensichtlich hat man keine Lust, einen derart lächerlichen (aber extrem lästigen) Fehler zu beheben. Vielleicht geht man aber auch ganz einfach davon aus, dass im deutschsprachigen Raum ohnehin niemand das Programm für ernsthafte Arbeiten einsetzt.

The Affinity Suite has established itself on the market without these "new features". It would be nice if it didn't lose this place now because of these "new features", wouldn't it? Interesting perspective: existing bugs remain, new ones are added ... One can only hope that the new owner can do the math.

At least no ridiculous bugs. And if there are, then not for years. Why I'm slowly but surely getting annoyed with Affinity: The Affinity suite could be so wonderful and cover almost 100% of my needs if Serif had a different culture of dealing with bugs. Programs that have serious colour management bugs for months on end are - I'm sorry to say - not fit for serious use. I don't need a spiral or QR code tool if the software can't set closing quotes correctly. And so on. In short, and in the spirit of the original question, it would be really nice if Serif, under new ownership, would finally work through the list of annoying bugs instead of inventing new features.

For how many years (or how many releases) should we do this? Some bugs are older than we are.

Add a layer "Soft proof Adjustment". Choose a Generic Grey Profile as Proof Profile. Add a layer "Posterize Adjustment". Choose 6 Posterize Levels. Export as Greyscale Image

Vectorstyler is a terrific vector editing application and is not yet SaaS

It's amazing how long it takes for a company that can launch such a great software package to fix elementary bugs. @Serif/Affinity: Please don't focus on new features. Do your homework first! And please do it on time. The best software is useless if you can't use it properly. (German-speaking users in particular have to deal with really annoying bugs.)

Yes. The black curve is present. Duplicate this curve and set a contour width of 6 cm (yellow in the image). Select the "Expand Stroke" function. Delete the points marked blue in the image. The result is a closed curve that can be opened with the Break Curve tool, adding a point if necessary. (In the image, this is approximately the light gray part.) Delete the superfluous points. The result is the red curve. I hope you get it to work on the iPad.

If I understand the problem correctly, the questioner is looking for an "expand stroke function" that only works on one side of the curve. Perhaps the desired result can be achieved with the function and a little reworking. Of course, there are a few pitfalls to consider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_curve