[Ability to disable the splash screen?]

Hey there, really enjoying how the apps are shaping up, especially enjoyed the last update.

 

Here's a suggestion: I'd really like the ability to disable the splash screens.

 

The apps already start super fast, (< 2 seconds) so I feel like there really is no need for a splash screen. Plus they're against Apple's HIG for OS X.

 

If they're necessary to show the pantone/patent disclaimers, maybe these could be displayed on the status bar of the empty document window, as soon as you open the app?

 

Thanks!

[Why did you choose the file format extensions .afdesign and .afphoto instead of shorter variants like .afd or .afp?]

OS X is also known for it's long file extensions, like .framework and .bundle.

[Pixelated visuals when editing the document on a retina screen?]

Hey there. Thank you so much for the super fast response. :D  I'm looking forward to trying this in a future beta, then.

[Scripting]

I'd recommend going for the native scripting framework in OS X and not for a custom solution.

 

Especially now that it is no longer limited to AppleScript: JavaScript is also supported, so it's very flexible and familiar to a lot of developers.

[Pixelated visuals when editing the document on a retina screen?]

Hey there, first of all I would like to compliment the Affinity team for such a fantastic work on the user interface of both of the apps. They're really beautiful and feel really native and modern. A lot of little details make them a joy to work with.

 

I have one question though, and it's related to the one thing that has bothered me a bit: I have a Retina MBP, and on both Affinity Photo and Designer, as I'm painting, moving objects around or typing, I get these "pixelated"/non-retina visuals that stay on for like half a second, before the normal "retina" graphics come back.

 

My understanding is that this is some sort of optimization to make the interface more responsive and real time as you edit the document. Is that correct?

 

If so, is it possible to disable this optimization entirely? I found it to be really distracting, and I'd rather have the document update be a little slower than have the whole viewport switch between retina/non-retina graphics constantly.

 

Note: I'm currently on El Capitan Beta, so I had to install the Affinity Photo and Designer Betas. This could also be an issue with the betas/something that is not on the release versions... In that case should I report a bug?

 

I can provide a screen capture if you can't reproduce this issue.

 

Thanks.