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And since MS is screwing Windows more and more (recent update that caused problems with Affinity V1) purchasing V2 seems to be necessary because honestly we don't know how long will Serif fix V1 after next Windows updates So even though V2 is not a revolution for me and currently I don't need it (changes are small) I think I'll eventually buy it in the hope for support in next few years.

It saves some space I understand that it can be a problem if you use noise a lot, but personally I like it's current shape. I've got used to it really quickly. Of course additional option in settings could be a solution.

Honestly - I also don't understand their generosity with universal licenses - unlimited number of devices, iPads, Windows PCs and Macs, all apps... OK - one reason I can think of is marketing: making people more interested with all Affinity Suite apps... and I have no doubt that consumers will like it, but that doesn't fit the narrative of the global crisis and the need to raise prices because of inflation. Still I don't like that whining about the prices. Especially AP is still very attractive considering price/performance ratio.

For you UI is too small on your tiny screens in FHD or 1440p, for me is great on my 32" 1440p screen with 150% scaling set in Windows (yeap, I've got such bad sight - visual acuity=0,05 and astigmatism that can't be corrected). Either you have no problem with your sight and with reading fonts or you do have some problems too . I think it's impossible to make really BIG UI for an app which contains so much controls and panels and requires a lot of workspace without forcing people to use second screen - one for controls, another to display picture we work on. Sure, ability so set freely the size of each UI element would be fantastic, but I think it's really hard. It's strange for me that people with great sight complain. it's usually me who has the problem with some apps - old that doesn't scale well or new that have really strange size (usually TOO BIG with scaling enabled - too big even for myself!) As for me, there is no problem with AP. It's perfectly consistent with my scaling settings in Windows, fonts have the size similar to these in Office, my Browser and any other app that respect Windows scaling.

Perhaps they should just clarify that they guarantee "free updates of v1/v2 etc." - especially that customers don't understand what "lifetime" means, It's not about their lives but the product life

As an amateur user I'd prefer to get a special upgrade price rather than special launch offer addressed to everyone and time-limited. As I clarified i my topic about the upgrade I don't consider currently provided new tools or functions essential. I'd prefer to wait what happens in the future and then buy an upgrade for guaranteed lowered price, because I have no incomes from using AP. BUT I UNDERSTAND Serif motivation, I understand that forcing people to buy upgrade outside the AppStore would be extremely risky and stupid. I also understand that my personal perspective is specific. Other companies require regular payments each year and it seems that people have much less problem with this. As for the price - some comments are really ridiculous. I'm from one of the Central European countries. Sure, we are not as poor as many other nations, but still definitely not as wealthy as people in Germany, Switzerland or Netherlands. Still single Affinity app in launch offer costs less than single computer game, less than one pair of well known brand jeans (actually, depending on the brand, 30-70% less!) or less than my recent ophthalmologist visit which lasted ten minutes ;)... Sure, as a hobbyist I understand that we're less willing to pay for something which isn't necessary, but when professional users, some of them still paying for Adobe, claim that Affinity price is too high for their budget... that must be trolling. So, let's stay serious and If we do criticize, let it be constructive criticism.

Oh, sorry, It seems I've mixed two posts of different users as well as dots and text labels cases . Indeed, you actually wrote about contoured dots as a first person here! So it seems we agree on this, and I also like the fact the dots compact.

It would be really great to know what new features can we expected, at least these which are supposed to be added in the nearest feature, as an incentive and to show some perspective of development of v2 brach, especially that Serif was usually silent when it comes to information about new features. Personally that's the most interesting and bothering thing for me, because update price, comparing to the competition, is still extremely affordable, but time limited. I have no doubt that many will choose to support you on spec and that's great but you could encourage more

High contrast can help if you have serious problem with your sight but generally high contrast (too high - like really bright text on really dark background) is considered tiring and not very healthy for our eyes. I understand that calibrated monitors are usually not very bright and in such case too low contrast between text and background can be a problem, but I did not get the impression that the UI contrast in Affinity is lower than that of the competing software.

OK, perhaps all disabled layers with default names can be misleading, but when you open your first doc you immediately learn how active layer indicator looks like. However I think I understand what you tried to show and generally I agree that adding contours to the dots can be helpful (which you don't as I understand ). Still, I don't agree that dots (also with contours) are inaccurate because of some "radio button principle" or just because checkboxes were more common 20 years ago As for the layers - I my opinion grayed out default names are 1000% correct because in such configuration named layers become easier to distinguish and you can add some hierarchy to them: named are more important thus highlighted and easier to find on the list. On the other hand - It won't be a disaster if checkboxes are restored. I just think that dots works well too

Well, since I commented on the statements made by the author quite harshly, I must now admit that I have read more about the installation problems and was myself relieved to hear that the old installer is back. Initially I thought that launch aliases works well, but It turns out that I myself would have had trouble creating profiles in the mouse and tablet drivers.... So great news from Serif for everyone.

Ridiculous idea, clear black is much more tiring for eyes.

And what actually is that multiple overlay in nVidia drivers?

Had the same problem on 2060s, Not sure but I think that disabling OpenCL Hardware Acceleration fixed it.

The latter is the problem only with MacOS and iOS, on Windows you'll be use v1 for a long long time. ;)