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Resolved Full thread here for anyone interested...,

Resolved Deleting the printer settings may have been the trick, but if so it was only after removing the printer settings twice and restarting the computer a total of five more times while trying other things (mostly deleting and reinstalling the apps for the umpteenth time)..., so there's that. The printer dialogue has returned from its almost week long hiatus. Thanks everyone for the assist.

(Cross posting over here from the bugs forum hoping that maybe more eyes will help find a resolution.) As stated in the title, using any Affinity app if I open any document or create a new one and hit [Command P] to print and it will work the 1st time, but any attempt to print again will result in no print dialogue appearing on the screen. Choosing Print from drop-down menus has the same effect - no printer dialogue. I must quit the application and re-open the document to print again (and still just the once). This is affecting all Affinity apps (Designer, Photo & Publisher) and is also replicated in the earlier version 1 applications. Affinity apps have been fully updated to version 2.2.2.1 (which seems to have caused the problem) Running on Intel iMac running MacOS 14.1.1 (but issue began prior to updating from MacOS 13 and is actually the reason I updated in the 1st place). Issue only occurs in Affinity Apps all other apps are printing normally. Have deleted the preferences for Affinity apps - issue persists. Have deleted Affinity Apps and reinstalled - Issue persists Have reset by holding Ctrl at launch and cleared user data and Document & Window states, have also removed the preference and support files manually, none of which has resolved the issue. Have also confirmed that the Printing Dialogue is not hidden behind any open windows, is not lurking off the edges of the screen, or showing up on an external display (as I am only using the built in display / no externals). The apps do print normally when launched using a test user, but switching users every time I need to print something is not a viable resolution). Booting into SAFE mode and resetting NVRAM had no effect.

Yeah, the thing is, this issue started before i upgraded to Sonoma. Actually, this issue is why I upgraded - 1st order of business after restarting is "is everything up to date?".

Good thinking, but no cigar. Mission Control does not show the print dialogue anywhere, and neither does adjusting the screen size. It's not hiding behind anything, and modifying the shape and position of the print dialogue had no effect either. In the realm of needles and haystacks - I've purged all the Affinity files from Application Support, Caches, and Preferences (again) in the User Library file, restarted the machine and the issue persists. For kicks I even read a malware utility - nada / the system is clean.

Further experimentation..., Opened Affinity in another user and attempted to print a document - worked normally / no issues. This, to me, seems to reinforce my belief that there is a corrupt support file in my user somewhere. Changing users is simply not a valid option, so looking for suggestions to resolve this in my current user.

Yes, I have done that multiple times and the issue persists. I have also physically removed the Affinity preference files from the System Library - no change. I have deleted the Affinity2 apps from the computer and reinstalled from a fresh download - issue persists. For additional kicks, I've both booted the computer into SAFE mode and reset the NVRAM - neither of which did anything. All of which has me thinking that the issue may be with some random Affinity support file embedded who knows where in my system, but since there is no actual uninstaller..., I'd rather not go looking for a needle in a haystack.

Using an iMac with no external monitors connected. So there's just the one screen. 1st time printing the print dialogue pops up fine. Subsequent attempts - no dialogue. The File tab on the Mac menu bar highlights when you press Command-P, so it recognizes that the key combo is being used - but no dialogue results. Printing from the drop down menu exhibits the issue.

Bug is affecting all Affinity apps (Designer, Photo & Publisher) and is also replicated in the earlier version 1 applications) Affinity apps have been fully updated to version 2.2.2.1 (which seems to have caused the problem) Running on Intel iMac running MacOS 14.1.1 (but issue began prior to updating from MacOS 13). Open any document or create a new one. Hit Command-P to print and it will work the 1st time, but any attempt to print again will result in no print dialogue. Choosing Print from drop-down menus has the same effect - no printer dialogue. Must quit the application and re-open the document to print again (and still just the once). Issue only occurs in Affinity Apps all other apps printing normally. Have deleted the preferences for Affinity apps - issue persists. Have deleted Affinity Apps and reinstalled - Issue persists Affinity apps were printing normally prior to the last update from Serif with I installed late last week.