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Petar Petrenko

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  1. QuarkXPress and InDesign have different approach to Master Page Objects. QXP allow you to edit/delete them on working pages as regular objects, while you can not do it in ID because they are locked (you must first unlock them with CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + L only on selected pages).

     

    So, how it is connected with the title of the topic?

     

    When you like to color the background and try to "send to back" the colored rectangle on working page you can do it in QXP without any problems -- the Master Page Objects are vissible, and you can't see them in ID. So, if you plan to do it ID way (which I don't preffer), then please add a 5th option "Send behind Master Page Objects" in Arrange menu.

  2. Yes, I did unfortunatelly. I tried again to recrate the same document. Here is the SVG file I didn't send you last time. The step I used:

     

    1. A new document 100 x 200 mm created;

    2. SVG file placed on a layer;

    3. Opacity lowered to 50%;

    4. Locked the layer;

    5. I draw the sun in separate layer and then locked it;

    6. Draw the upper right yellow sun beam in a separate layer and locked it;

    7. Then started to create empty layers for the other beams and renamed the layers, but after creating the 2nd or 3rd empty layer they started to "jump/shake" up and down in Layer pallete and -- it crashed.

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  3. One of the great plus points of using the Affinity range is the uncluttered UI with most options being on surface level. Combining all the apps into a single one would cluster the UI and make it feel bloated. Also as MEB mentioned previously, the apps are designed to seamlessly share the same file type with the options still editable in each app. Removing any code would prevent this.

     

    I must disagree with you. Cluttering depends on previous planing/designing of app's interface. And (un)cluttered code depends of developers skills. For instance, PhotoLine is very small, fast and uncluttered app and it is all-in-one design. It is even portable.

     

     

    Although it's heavily vector based, Designer is a design program so there is a need for pixel manipulation. however generally this is different from the manipulation you need for photo editing which is all raster. Obviously the ability to use the apps beyond their base intention depends on your own creativity.

     

    No, it does not need pixel manipulation at all.

  4. I find this thread an interesting question. According to the documents (I'm not a Mac owner so I haven't seen much of Affinity apps yet) there one common file format, one shared undo history, and different "personas" that look a lot like you could do some operations of the other discipline. Apparently there must be a lot of shared code in the program to be able to do all that. Why not just make one application out of it? But I'll have to see how it looks when all parts are available.

     

    Yes, they have a lot of common code, like Serif's apps, so it would be much better if they:

    1. remove "obsolete" code and stick to what the app is suppose to do, or

    2. make one app, out of three, or

    3. make something like Xara -- keep all three separate, and make one PRO version with some extra features.

     

     

    Related question: I've asked myself the same about office suites. You have limited text formatting in spreadsheet apps, and limited table support in word processors. Why not combine Word, Excel and PowerPoint (or their equivalents in your favourite office suite) into one single program called "Office" or so? Would make many tasks easier. Since Office 2010+ have the concept of context-sensitive ribbons (previously probably toolbars), comparable to context-sensitive toolbars in AD, all functionality should be there when it applies but not overload the UI any other time. Many buttons could easily be shared, too.

     

    Something like Papyrus did.

    http://www.papyrus-author.com

    http://www.papyrus.de/

  5. I disagree. Because a good application works well when has a clear mission.

     

    Do you want to draw, edit, apply effects (some good effects) an so on? AD

    Do you want to create or edit a bitmap image? AF

    Do you want to publish complex documents? AP

     

    In that case "Pixel Persona" must be removed from AD and it should be, because you have it in APh. Also, Typography and Vector capabilities from APh.

  6. Thank you Chris, but "Document Setup..." window is different from the window in the tutorial. It is the same widow as "File > New" which is much better than the "Document Setup...".

    Please, add missing tabs "Dimensions", Color", "Margins" and "Bleed" from "Document Setup..." into "File > New" and make both "File > New" and "Document Setup..." equal with all commands active.

  7. Suggestion:

    Please, add "View PDF after exporting" in "Export > PDF" window.

     

    Problem 1:

    In the tutorial "Affinity Designer" under "Getting Started" at 1:00 min., the narator asks to press "SHIFT + CMD + P" on Mac, but I don't know how to reproduce it on Windows.

     

    Problem 2:

    in the tutorial "For Beginners Too" under "Getting Started" at 1:45 min., a strange line appers when I press "ALT + Add".

    (files in attachment)

    ketchup.afdesign

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