VertigoBirdie
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Hiding the grid while using the color picker
VertigoBirdie posted a topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion Posts
I got really used to a similar feature in Sketch – when the color picker is activated, all the guides and gridlines are automatically hidden. When you click and pick a color, they reappear. That's a little touch, but it makes picking colors quicker and error-proof. I'd love to see a similar feature implemented in AD. :) -
Hey, any update on the text columns in AD? I think this feature is useful for many Designer users and I'd love to see it added. :) Compatibility between Publisher and Designer sounds great, I love how it works between Photo and Designer now. But wouldn't limiting the column feature (or similarly other typesetting features that are often present in graphic design software) to Publisher mean that everyone who wants to use it should buy another app? Don't get me wrong, I understand that making software like AD requires a lot of effort and skill and I think you guys are doing an amazing job. I just think there are many use cases for this particular feature for Affinity Designer and it should be included.
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Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
VertigoBirdie replied to SebastianPetrovski's topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion Posts
Just wondering, is there a way to add your shortcuts instead of just changing the keys and modifiers they use? For example, I want to add a keyboard shortcut that sets the zoom level to 150%, can I do that? -
Split View Settings
VertigoBirdie replied to VertigoBirdie's topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion Posts
Me again with another minor pet peeve I have with the split view. I almost always use the Vector/Outline combination, but whenever I go back to single view mode, my choices are not saved, so when I come back to split view, I have to set up the two panels manually. It would be really useful to have some way to save split view presets for different workflows. I think this would be useful for a lot of users. Another simpler option would be to just remember the last choice the user made for these panels and default to it the next time they use split view. This could be reset upon restarting AD or it could be a toggle in the Settings. Anyway, a way to save and quickly toggle split view modes (or at least one) would be really neat. :) -
[Fixed] Node handles disappear at high zoom levels
VertigoBirdie posted a topic in (Pre 1.7) MacOS resolved threads
Not sure if this is actually a bug or intended behavior, but it feels strange to me: when I zoom in on node handles, they disappear after a certain zoom level. I can't pinpoint the exact zoom level at which this happens, but I'm attaching screenshots of the behavior. If that's by design, I think I'd be better to leave the handles visible at all zoom levels. I often do fine aligning on nodes and handles and being able to really get in there is very useful. Also, it'd be great if we could enter coordinates for the handles, not just the nodes. I think this was already mentioned a couple of times in Feature requests. -
I do a lot of linear and I often experiment with different stroke widths. I'd like to be able to edit the stroke width of multiple objects at one time. The lack of this feature in AD has always been surprising to me, since all graphic design apps I've used have something similar. To briefly describe the feature, I'd like to be able to choose a few objects and set the stroke width of all of them to 4px, regardless of their previous stroke widths or lack thereof. I think this will be useful in a wide array of scenarios.
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Expand stroke, gone wrong.
VertigoBirdie replied to giantlobsterprd's topic in (Pre 1.7) Bugs on Mac
I've just stumbled onto the same problem and the method I suggested in the previous post doesn't fix the problem, it even makes it worse. On the screenshots below you can see how the lines look before and after exporting. These are slightly curved lines created with the pen tool and styled with a variable width stroke with a very simple pressure profile. This is a scaled up (10x) version of my artwork, if I try to expand the strokes on the original one, the rounded caps get really jagged. Pasting into a new document and exporting doesn't fix it either and I can't do that anyway because of alignment. Any ideas/news? Thanks in advance. https://www.dropbox.com/s/jmni7190bbkttd8/Screen%20Shot%202016-02-22%20at%2012.08.34%20PM.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/u4lti9so36bjc6f/Screen%20Shot%202016-02-22%20at%2012.08.22%20PM.png?dl=0 -
Expand stroke, gone wrong.
VertigoBirdie replied to giantlobsterprd's topic in (Pre 1.7) Bugs on Mac
I've also experienced this problem a few times. One work around that might be useful is to scale the object up before expanding the stroke – it seems to expand perfectly in bigger sizes. Then you'll have to scale it back down and re-align with the rest of the artwork. :) -
AI multiple strokes and fills
VertigoBirdie replied to Petar Petrenko's topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion Posts
Hey guys, any updates on the multiple fills and strokes? These are insanely useful and I'd use them all the time. :) -
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keyboard layout independance
VertigoBirdie replied to antonkudin's topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion Posts
I was just about to post the third forum theme on the subject. I often switch between English and Bulgarian and would love to have the shortcuts mapped to the keys, regardless of the language layout. Hope this feature is coming soon. :) -
I use the Split view mode almost all the time (basically on any project that requires more than text/a few shapes on a background) but clicking and dragging the separating line can be quite slow sometimes. I think it'd be great if there was a gesture to control the position (like a three finger swipe) without having to click first.
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Rounded triangle
VertigoBirdie replied to VertigoBirdie's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows)
That's quite brilliant, it never occurred to me to use stroke with rounded joints on a regular triangle. Thanks for that, it's gonna save me so much time. :) -
Split View Settings
VertigoBirdie replied to VertigoBirdie's topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion Posts
That's a good idea, I second it. -
Rounded triangle
VertigoBirdie replied to VertigoBirdie's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows)
That's what I figured. Can't wait for a corner tool. It will work on any corners, regardless of the shape, right? Like the live corners in Illustrator CC? -
Split View Settings
VertigoBirdie replied to VertigoBirdie's topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion Posts
You can click each tab once to make it active and then choose the viewing mode from the navigator.
