Petar Petrenko

OK, you can do to the very first image you open. What about any other image if you would like to place? You can't do it. It automatically selects the first image you used for defining the size of your document, which you could do that with "New..." dialog box. You can use it only once, for only one image in the document you create.

Would you elaborate on this more thoroughly, please? So, "New..." function is not needed in Photo?

Would they exist after a new version is installed?

Save as works exactly as you want Save a Copy to do. With Save as you can change the name and location (if you need) of the file and, at the same time, you start working with it.

Yes, you are correct. With crop function all you can do is to trim canvas and after that it is useless (Photo). You can't crop additional images with this tool. You need to use vector elements like rectangles, ellipses... to mask the image. BTW, it work as it should in Designer and Publisher. Affinity should change this functionality in Photo because you can define your canvas size when creating new document, just like you do in Designer and Publisher.

InDesign has an option in Preferences to choose between "Display All Blacks as Rich Black" or "Output All Blacks Accurately" for display and print.

I don't recommend CMYK color space at all because it is generic color space and you will destroy your images if you convert them directly. Converting back from CMYK to RGB will not bring back the tones that were previously in the RGB format. Keep editing your images in RGB whether they will be used on web or print. For printing purpose you should create PDF with appropriate color space in "File > Adobe PDF presets > Press quality > Output > Color > Destination". You choose: U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) -- for rotation printing; Coated FOGRA39 -- for sheet printing, or; any other specific to your device. That will converted all RGB images from your document into specific CMYK color space for the device you intend to use. Here it is what David Blatner says about this: https://creativepro.com/import-rgb-images-indesign-convert-cmyk-export/

You missed to mention too much spaces between sentences.

We can't wait. Let's move things faster, for all of us to enjoy the stable version or the suite, and v. 3 with full of most wanted features, after that.

Yes, it is so flexible that it can replace .PSD, .TIF, .JPG... due to its excellent lossless compression, support for layers, and so on.

Maybe it would be easier and faster if you keep .JPG, .APHOTO, .TIF... files in separate folders? In that case Affinity would just have to ask "Choose the folder with high-res images".

I know it is not the right time for new feature suggestion, because you either work on fixing reported bugs or on a new version (maybe both), but... I think this would be much easier and intuitive way dealing with shortcuts: let's say, open "Layer" menu (Publisher); hold the left mouse button (or finger on a touch screen) pressed a few second over "Convert to Curves"; the "Settings > Shortcuts" panel opens where "Convert to Curves" is located; we can now add/change/delete the shortcut.

I have much better solution. I'll go to gym now. Thanks for your medical advice, anyhow.

Yes, but we have to relieve the stress somehow.

Yes, but we would like to be. A person who can peek into the future can be better organized.

And what about Affinity goes web only?

You can span table very easy. What we need is table flow from page to page.

Because they were silent even before Canva,

That's because Affinity decided not to communicate with us -- ordinary mortals. I don't know why they don't try to be communicative as VectorStyler developer? All users are informed about new updates/upgrades (roadmap), he answers on all questions...

After a silence, a storm comes. But, better it be all reported bugs fixed instead of a new version.

I don't think it's a good idea, because ID and APub have their own specific features that, if implemented in IDML, will create more problems than benefits. It would be better if Affinity made APML, its own version of IDML. And, why not, it could even include legacy Serif Plus applications.

Whatsoever. Affinity apps need all these import filters to allow users continue their work in the appropriate app. So, I am against export filters except for .RTF. It would be very nice if we get import filters for QuarkXPress (not through Quark IDML), CorelDRAW, Xara...

Before that big, it would be better if they fix the reported bugs first. I'm not sure if anybody is going to buy the next version full of bugs. It works fine for small projects like brochures, covers... that do not need multipage tables, span/split columns... and most important -- print production tools.

I suggested that several times, but nothing. Some users agreed with me and some didn't (including Affinity). But now, with the universal license they offer, they will do it, at a time when all users have that license, without public announcement. They realized that it is much easier and faster to develop it that way.

Well, not quite like that. InDesign has problems importing Cyrillic text (missing footnotes, local formatting problems...). So I prefer .RTF over .DOCX. I set Word to save files in .RTF and now I am fine.