heavyboots
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heavyboots got a reaction from KipV in REQ: Pica measuring system
Everything I've done from RageMaker to Quark XPress to InDesign has universally been in picas. Please, please provide support for this measuring system!
Also, if you haven't started implementing it yet, please consider making it "point-based picas" like Quark XPress, where typing 18 and hitting Enter automatically converts the number to 1p6. Versus InDesign where typing 18 gives you 18 picas. When you are doing production page setting, it is a lot easier to do something like '+5' at the end of your current measure to nudge it 5 pts, rather than having to type '+p5' or '+.4166', all of which require a lot more non-numpad numbers or mental math that break up the flow.
EDIT: Did I mention that all entry fields should be capable of parsing math? I believe they already are, but if not, definitely something that makes life a lot easier for production staff.
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heavyboots got a reaction from Maggie in REQ: Pica measuring system
Everything I've done from RageMaker to Quark XPress to InDesign has universally been in picas. Please, please provide support for this measuring system!
Also, if you haven't started implementing it yet, please consider making it "point-based picas" like Quark XPress, where typing 18 and hitting Enter automatically converts the number to 1p6. Versus InDesign where typing 18 gives you 18 picas. When you are doing production page setting, it is a lot easier to do something like '+5' at the end of your current measure to nudge it 5 pts, rather than having to type '+p5' or '+.4166', all of which require a lot more non-numpad numbers or mental math that break up the flow.
EDIT: Did I mention that all entry fields should be capable of parsing math? I believe they already are, but if not, definitely something that makes life a lot easier for production staff.
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heavyboots got a reaction from Rich313 in REQ: Pica measuring system
Everything I've done from RageMaker to Quark XPress to InDesign has universally been in picas. Please, please provide support for this measuring system!
Also, if you haven't started implementing it yet, please consider making it "point-based picas" like Quark XPress, where typing 18 and hitting Enter automatically converts the number to 1p6. Versus InDesign where typing 18 gives you 18 picas. When you are doing production page setting, it is a lot easier to do something like '+5' at the end of your current measure to nudge it 5 pts, rather than having to type '+p5' or '+.4166', all of which require a lot more non-numpad numbers or mental math that break up the flow.
EDIT: Did I mention that all entry fields should be capable of parsing math? I believe they already are, but if not, definitely something that makes life a lot easier for production staff.
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heavyboots got a reaction from Philippe Roy in REQ: Pica measuring system
Everything I've done from RageMaker to Quark XPress to InDesign has universally been in picas. Please, please provide support for this measuring system!
Also, if you haven't started implementing it yet, please consider making it "point-based picas" like Quark XPress, where typing 18 and hitting Enter automatically converts the number to 1p6. Versus InDesign where typing 18 gives you 18 picas. When you are doing production page setting, it is a lot easier to do something like '+5' at the end of your current measure to nudge it 5 pts, rather than having to type '+p5' or '+.4166', all of which require a lot more non-numpad numbers or mental math that break up the flow.
EDIT: Did I mention that all entry fields should be capable of parsing math? I believe they already are, but if not, definitely something that makes life a lot easier for production staff.
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heavyboots reacted to rcheetah in text frames on master page - how to use in normal pages
This is awesome, I missed that feature.
Still the consent of this threat seems to be clear.
There is a need for something like Master Text Frames in inDesign, otherwise the software is not a reasonable option for books layouts or any layouts that exceed around 50 pages.
I know this is a big feature, but IMHO this is a feature for Version 1, because otherwise there will be a lot of disillusioned designers that will try it out and find it not usable.
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heavyboots got a reaction from EmeraldSlash in Number pad Enter to apply
So it's May of 2018, the product is at 1.6.7 and I STILL can't use the Numpad Enter to OK a crop completion, etc etc etc.
No offense but HOW HARD CAN THIS BE GUYS??? It is seriously like death by a thousand paper cuts that this doesn't work!
Please and thanks!
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heavyboots reacted to Richard S. in Stuck in Develop Persona
heavyboots,
From your screenshot, you seem to have the context toolbar hidden.
Just go to View > Show Context Toolbar, and the cancel button will appear :)
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heavyboots reacted to MEB in dark UI leads to bad color judgement
Hi tvalleau,
Thank you for your feedback and Welcome to Affinity Forums :)
The UI will be reviewed/improved later. As you mentioned it requires quite some effort and there's already several other features planned/in development until then.
Andy is already sharing a few bits...