[HEX color values slightly incorrect]

@v_kyr That what I'm thinking the issue may be as well. Although, I don't know why I have the same issue opening Photoshop files in Affinity apps. In any case, I hope it's something Serif can look into — every time I receive a graphic file from another designer, I have to review all the colors and correct them if they're off.

[HEX color values slightly incorrect]

I have an SVG file that was not created in an Affinity app. There is only one color used in the file and its RGB value is slightly off when the file is opened in Affinity Designer or Photo. The color in the SVG code is fill="rgb(78.819275%, 35.289001%, 51.368713%)", which equates to HEX #C95A83. When the file is opened in Illustrator or a web browser, the color is correct. When I open the file in Affinity Designer or Photo, the color is #C85982.

I've had this issue when opening Photoshop files in Affinity Photo as well ... all colors are slightly off.

Screenshot of my AD color settings attached.

Any ideas what the issue is?

[Make "Cycle Selection Box / Reset Bounding Box" Stick]

I'd like to see this feature too. +1

[[Affinity Publisher] Hot key zoom out zooms to different page]

It doesn't appear this bug has been fixed in 1.10.0. I'm looking forward to this issue being resolved -- when I begin working in one of the Affinity apps, it takes a little time for my muscle memory to acclimate to which app I'm in and if I can or cannot use Spacebar+Alt-click to zoom out.

Just a gentle reminder about this issue in the hopes it can be addressed in a 1.10.x updates. Thanks. 🙂

[Guides set in Master don't show on first page]

Fixed in 1.10.0. Thanks Affinity. 🙂

[Multiple Heading1, Heading 2 Styles]

@Robert Gibson PWES You can edit the TOC text styles if you so desire. When you click in the TOC, the Text Styles panel with change to display only TOC text styles... so you can make any edits you want, just like for other text styles.

[Multiple Heading1, Heading 2 Styles]

With the Text Tool, click anywhere in the table of contents... i.e., on one of the chapter headings in the TOC. That will enable editing in the Table of Contents studio.

[Multiple Heading1, Heading 2 Styles]

To get the page number back in there for Heading 3...

1. In the menu: View > Studio > Table of Contents
2. Click anywhere in the table of contents.
3. In the Table of Contents panel, click the hamburger menu for 'Heading 3' (the three horizontal lines on the right).
4. Check the box for 'Include page numbers.'

[Multiple Heading1, Heading 2 Styles]

The headings are out of order in the table of contents because of the layer order in the Master. In the Master, move the 'Chapter Header Group' group below the 'Sub-Section Group' group, then update the TOC and issue should be corrected.

[Crop to specific size]

@Travus The screenshot you posted is what's called the Context Toolbar — it changes based on the tool you have selected. To access the Transform Panel, in the menu: View > Studio > Transform — it will appear in the Studio on the right side of your screen.

[Apply Master Page To Pages with New Layer and Set New Layer on Top of All Other Layers]

Master page content is located at the bottom of the layer stack on production pages. Since the original PDF content isn't in master page elements it's going to be above anything you add via master pages. This isn't a bug, it's just the way elements are organized on a page.

What you can do after adding the master page is, on each individual page move the master content to the top of the layer stack. Select the master page layer group and Ctrl (Command on Mac) + Shift + right bracket key will move it to the top.

[Need help with Edit > Defaults]

2 hours ago, R C-R said:

Don't overcomplicate this.

That's asking a lot, but I'll try not to. 😂

2 hours ago, R C-R said:

note that at the end of the context toolbar of the Pen Tool there is a "Use Fill" checkbox.

Ah, that clears things up... thanks! I have Use Fill disabled and was oblivious to that setting being there.

The last question in my mind is the difference between disabling Use Fill in AP and AD. In AP, curves drawn with the Pen Tool (with Use Fill disabled) have no fill and no stroke (0 px). In AD, Pen Tool curves have no fill and a 1px black stroke. It doesn't appear that the Pen Tool is adding the stroke based on the stroke I applied the last time I used the tool (see video). Any idea if the difference between AP and AD is just the way it is or something I've somehow set up?

[Need help with Edit > Defaults]

@R C-R Yes, when I follow the steps you outlined, it does change the defaults of the Pen Tool.

But after following your steps, try this:

1. Create a new document.
2. Draw a shape (rectangle, ellipse, cog, or whatever).
3. Change the fill color of the shape.
4. In the menu: Edit > Defaults > Synchronize from selection.
5. Again in the menu: Edit > Defaults > Save.

Do your Pen Tool and Shape tools now have different defaults?

I've tried so many combination of Synchronize, Save, Factory Reset, creating a curve and shape in the same document before save, creating only one object in a document before save, selecting the objects and save, not selecting the objects and save.... I get inconsistent results. I can't figure out what the intended behavior is or the proper sequence to perform steps.

To add to my confusion, the Pen Tool seems to ignore the fill and stroke colors in the color selector -- curves are created with the default color. Shape tools seem to honor whatever colors are in the color selectors... so if I want the default colors I have to Edit > Defaults > Revert. I don't understand if this is because of actions I've performed prior to using the tools, settings, or if it's just intended behavior.

I'm utterly confused by the vector tool defaults.

[Snap Centre of Circle to a Node]

8 minutes ago, PixelPest said:

Have a look at the layers panel: both objects need to be selected - but just every node of the one you want to move.

Ohhhh, interesting. I had no idea selecting multiple layers effected snapping. Thanks @PixelPest!

[Snap Centre of Circle to a Node]

4 hours ago, PixelPest said:

The Node-tool will work as well on this:

@PixelPest Using the Point Transform Tool works for me, but I can't snap the center of a circle curve to the corners of a polygon using the Node Tool. Your polygon shape is displaying what appear to be nodes as you're moving the circle... my polygon does not display those. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[Snap Centre of Circle to a Node]

Yeah, snapping in AD and AP often frustrates me. I have no idea why the circle can't be dragged and snapped to the polygon node... or why ruler guides can't be snapped to the polygon node, even after it's converted to a curve. I don't get it... unless there is a way I don't know about.

[curves doesn't show 3 colors all "vertical bars" are gray. How to I get the colors differenitating ?]

To target individual RGB colors, click the 'Master' option. Is that what you're looking for?

[Snap Centre of Circle to a Node]

The only way I know how to do it is to convert the polygon to a curve, then with the Pen Tool selected, enable Snap all selected nodes when dragging. Then drag the polygon curve layer to the circle. Maybe someone with more experience than I can advise if there's another way.

[Need help with Edit > Defaults]

56 minutes ago, R C-R said:

I am not seeing that behavior.

Yeah, I've seen that behavior... where setting defaults for either the Pen Tool or 'quick' shape sets default for all vector tools. But it is possible to make them different. I think what I finally settled on are actually the factory defaults that you'd get with Edit > Defaults > Factory Reset. I'd do a screencast showing setting them up how I have them, but I've reset them so many times -- which includes the defaults I set for the Artistic Text and Frame Text tools -- that I'm growing weary of thinking about it. 😂

But this screencast shows that the defaults are set differently for the shape and pen tools...

[Clownfish]

Excellent work!

[How to set a transparent black artboard for white-on-black projects?]

Side note: The reason I create a shape layer with a fill set to the background color is I can hide/unhide a layer quicker than I can change the canvas property. I always save the .af file with the background layer visible so I can see the artwork when previewing the file on my computer. Just a personal preference.

[Need help with Edit > Defaults]

I guess my memory isn't serving me well. Thanks for your help @R C-R.

I find the default a bit confusing. The defaults for the Shape Tools and Pen Tool are somewhat independent, but not completely. It seems the default stroke width can be set differently for the Shape and Pen Tools, but the stroke color cannot. If different defaults are set for the Shape and Pen Tools, in a new document, the color selectors populate with the Shape Tools defaults... so I guess the Shape Tool defaults get priority over the Pen Tool in the color selectors.

I just can't wrap my head around why the defaults and color selectors behave the way they do. Not a major deal... I'll get used to it.

[Row auto-expanding when text rotated]

I can't figure out what the issue is in that table, but when I create a new table with the Table Tool in the TABLE.afpub file, the new table doesn't have the problem. Have you tried deleting the table and creating a new one?

[How to set a transparent black artboard for white-on-black projects?]

Set the artboard to transparent: Document Setup > enable Transparent Background (not sure how to get to document setup on a tablet). With the Rectangle Tool, create a rectangle with a black fill the size of your artboard. Then just hide the rectangle layer before exporting.

[Need help with Edit > Defaults]

1 hour ago, R C-R said:

I am not sure what you mean by "color selector."

I'm referring to these...

I thought they used to default to black/white, but now when I create a new document they are set to the default I set for the shape tools.