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    mmuller got a reaction from iumbra in Designer import - Artboards as Pages   
    When reading/importing a designer file into Publisher, it would be intuitive to have the option to import artboards as pages. Currently the whole document is imported as a single page with multiple artboards.
    A work around is to create a PDF and load that as then the pages are correctly handled - however the text isn't handled quite correctly - odd letterspacing, justification etc...
    Just a thought.
    Regards,
    Mark
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    mmuller got a reaction from loukash in PDF Output - Broken   
    I have now come across broken PDF output on two print documents - one for a magazine publisher and the other a print company. Creating PDFX4/3 or PDF v1.7 documents in Publisher 2 - will not process through RIP's. Copying and pasting the artwork content to Publisher v1 and creating a PDF using the same presets works perfectly…

    It appears to be quite a serious bug in Publisher 2 - has anyone tested output with Raster Image Processors for high end print?

    I cannot post documents here due to copyright, but happy to send to someone at Affinity to look at if necessary…
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    mmuller reacted to Jon P in Affinity Publisher Customer Beta - 1.9.0.822   
    Thanks @mmuller and @Dazmondo77 I've logged that
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    mmuller got a reaction from Patrick Connor in Affinity Publisher Customer Beta - 1.9.0.822   
    PDF Passthrough works well, but there is one small bug. I have noticed that if you duplicate a PDF object the font preview render in the document goes awry - however the PDF output of the page is fine...
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    mmuller got a reaction from GraphicDesigner in Import PDF with embedded fonts   
    @GraphicDesigner that's definitely one way to do it! At least you have a working method - mine was more to do with publication adverts and placement within magazine or newspaper documents where its the whole file placed into the document. 😁
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    mmuller got a reaction from SKT7 in Import PDF with embedded fonts   
    I personally recommend https://fontba.se as a great 'free' font manager that is also cross platform and supports collections of fonts too.
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    mmuller got a reaction from MikeW in Import PDF with embedded fonts   
    Just use Inkscape it's free and can convert the PDF to curves - it has two options both work equally well - until Affinity decide to up their game and actually support rendering/conversion of embedded fonts - They could easily make the text areas uneditable if they are worried about users being able to access typefaces they don't own if the font is not installed. But at least it would allow the PDF to be embedded in a publication.
    Until this is feasible - Publisher/Designer cannot be used seriously for small/medium scale magazine or newspaper production.
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    mmuller got a reaction from IllusionStudio in Import PDF with embedded fonts   
    @Darie Nani my point exactly - for magazine production it rules out Affinity (Publisher/Designer and even Photo) from being used as the page layout tool... InDesign and Quark allow placement of the PDF as an image which is passed through to the postscript/pdf rendering engine therefore retaining the original font/typefaces.
     
    Publisher, when placing the PDF as an image will strip out the font/typefaces... Not great!
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    mmuller got a reaction from Darie Nani in Import PDF with embedded fonts   
    @Darie Nani my point exactly - for magazine production it rules out Affinity (Publisher/Designer and even Photo) from being used as the page layout tool... InDesign and Quark allow placement of the PDF as an image which is passed through to the postscript/pdf rendering engine therefore retaining the original font/typefaces.
     
    Publisher, when placing the PDF as an image will strip out the font/typefaces... Not great!
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    mmuller got a reaction from Wosven in Import PDF with embedded fonts   
    @R C-R this is not usually the case in the UK as the font is only being reproduced as per the originating artwork - the license allows for the typeface to be embedded for the sole purpose of reproduction. If the font is extracted from the PDF then the company/agency have broken the law or if the applicaton allows editing of the PDF by using the embedded typeface - if it is used purely to produce printing plates or digitally printed material the license has not been broken.
    However, there are multiple tools around in the printing industry - such as Enfocus Pitstop and even Acrobat Pro which allow editing of a PDF without checking if you have a license or the font installed in your device...
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    mmuller got a reaction from GRH in Creating 4 Passport Pictures   
    A bit late to the game but I needed a template for a UK passport - so I created this Designer/Photo template (attached to post) if it's of any use to anyone... All you need to do is 'Place' and resize your image to fit, duplicate and position, then drop each image into the relevant 'Row X Pos X' slot to mask it.
     

     
    Ps. Remember to switch off the guides layer before printing or exporting!
     
    Disclaimer: Please ensure you check that the photo complies with current requirements - this is just a template I used to gain a passport, things may change etc etc...
    PassPort Photo UK Template.afdesign
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    mmuller got a reaction from jstnhllmn in Isometric studio is helpful, but when do we get a real free transform tool in Designer ?!   
    To be fair, I bought both applications as soon as they dropped and have used them extensively and look forward to publisher too. The improvement over two years is startling considering they have not required a paid update yet!
    If you absolutely needed those features, you could have been a CC user, but then you will have spent £1408 to have said features... Not the £100 two years ago...

     
    But it would be nice to see it added
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    mmuller got a reaction from AdamW in Weird Text Wrap Functionality?   
    Great, glad to be of service!
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    mmuller got a reaction from Patrick Connor in Weird Text Wrap Functionality?   
    Great, glad to be of service!
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    mmuller got a reaction from Patrick Connor in Weird Text Wrap Functionality?   
    I may be late to the party but just noticed that text wrapping doesn't respect text frame layering. If you have a layer in the middle of two others - the wrapping is applied to both the layer below (correct imho) and also the layer above (incorrect imho). I have added a video to show what I mean.

    PmpDt0w4mR.mp4
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    mmuller got a reaction from Wosven in Text flow - Wrong Size across text frames   
    Okay, so delving deeper - if you manually scale a text frame the text flow applies that factor to the text size when link text frames to the overflow frame., or keeps the original text size from before the resize (its a bit hit and miss)
     
    linked text flow.mp4
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    mmuller got a reaction from mykee in [Fixed] Affinity - DX10?   
    @GabrielM fixed by reinstalling AMD drivers - Windows 10 1903 update had broken the drivers.
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    mmuller got a reaction from Gabe in [Fixed] Affinity - DX10?   
    @GabrielM fixed by reinstalling AMD drivers - Windows 10 1903 update had broken the drivers.
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    mmuller got a reaction from Aammppaa in Weird Text Wrap Functionality?   
    @Aammppaa, its a fudge but it works and would be hard to manage when moving items around and changing layers. Out of the box,I would have thought text wrapping should honour the layering of the items and each one should only affect the layers below, not above...
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    mmuller got a reaction from DegasBrush in Affinity Publisher Public Beta - 1.7.0.384 (RC1)   
    May I add my name to the (hopefully) HUGE number of people wanting to say Thank you for creating a sensible alternative to the Adobe/Quark domination of DTP! My collection Photo/Designer/Publisher is now complete.
    All I require now is a vector warp tool in Designer Feel free to have a break for a couple of days and then I'll gladly test your 1.7.1 beta with said tool!!!
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    mmuller got a reaction from Pixelkobold in Affinity Publisher Public Beta - 1.7.0.384 (RC1)   
    Only a week to go
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    mmuller got a reaction from Frozen Death Knight in Affinity Publisher Public Beta - 1.7.0.384 (RC1)   
    May I add my name to the (hopefully) HUGE number of people wanting to say Thank you for creating a sensible alternative to the Adobe/Quark domination of DTP! My collection Photo/Designer/Publisher is now complete.
    All I require now is a vector warp tool in Designer Feel free to have a break for a couple of days and then I'll gladly test your 1.7.1 beta with said tool!!!
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    mmuller got a reaction from velarde in Affinity Publisher Public Beta - 1.7.0.384 (RC1)   
    May I add my name to the (hopefully) HUGE number of people wanting to say Thank you for creating a sensible alternative to the Adobe/Quark domination of DTP! My collection Photo/Designer/Publisher is now complete.
    All I require now is a vector warp tool in Designer Feel free to have a break for a couple of days and then I'll gladly test your 1.7.1 beta with said tool!!!
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    mmuller got a reaction from Nadir in Affinity Publisher Public Beta - 1.7.0.384 (RC1)   
    May I add my name to the (hopefully) HUGE number of people wanting to say Thank you for creating a sensible alternative to the Adobe/Quark domination of DTP! My collection Photo/Designer/Publisher is now complete.
    All I require now is a vector warp tool in Designer Feel free to have a break for a couple of days and then I'll gladly test your 1.7.1 beta with said tool!!!
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    mmuller got a reaction from AvesNoctis in Affinity Publisher Public Beta - 1.7.0.384 (RC1)   
    May I add my name to the (hopefully) HUGE number of people wanting to say Thank you for creating a sensible alternative to the Adobe/Quark domination of DTP! My collection Photo/Designer/Publisher is now complete.
    All I require now is a vector warp tool in Designer Feel free to have a break for a couple of days and then I'll gladly test your 1.7.1 beta with said tool!!!
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