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Hi @Void2258 I had this issue when I was using the MSIX installers and I ended up uninstalling those and using the regular MSI installers instead. However if you wanted to manually change the icons, here are the .ico versions of all 3 apps that you can use (instead of trying to find the exe). Affinity Designer 2.ico Affinity Photo 2.ico Affinity Publisher 2.ico

Hi there, just a quick feature request. When exporting an SVG, the option to 'Export text as shapes for font independence' is a checkbox right at the top. However for PDF exports, I have to scroll all the way to the bottom and choose it from the 'embed fonts' list. Since this is such a common option to select, could we have it at the top as a checkbox for PDFs too? Or at least move the dropdown to the top of the options for consistency?

Good point, well made! I forgot about that forum so I'll repost it there.

Hi there, just a quick feature request. When exporting an SVG, the option to 'Export text as shapes for font independence' is a checkbox right at the top. However for PDF exports, I have to scroll all the way to the bottom and choose it from the 'embed fonts' list. Since this is such a common option to select, could we have it at the top as a checkbox for PDFs too? Or at least move the dropdown to the top of the options for consistency?

I agree with this requirement - we need the option to see what is in the bleed area of an artboard, otherwise we have to export it or click on every shape to find out!

Yes, that is a workaround. But grouped objects pasted between documents should retain their relative dimensions within that group, regardless of the document DPI

Hi there, I've just seen there are some font issues in the latest update, and this is probably related to those. I have found an issue when copying from a document with one Unit setting (ie. Pixels) to a document with a different Unit setting (ie. Points). To replicate this, just follow these steps: Open the 'Donor' file (set to Pixels) Copy the Artboard called 'Logo' Open the 'Recipient' file (set to Points) Paste the Artboard You will see that the text in the logo has not kept the correct size relative to the shapes in the logo. My current workaround is to temporarily change the Document Units in the recipient file to match the donor before pasting, then change them back after. Text DPI Issue Donor.afdesign Text DPI Issue Recipient.afdesign

Hi there, thanks for the reply. Here is my shortcuts screenshot: I tried removing those and re-adding them, this didn't sort the problem unfortunately. I have also tried this on my other PC and it also has the same issue. When using the buttons from the menu bar.... ...the behaviour is different and it just creates a path (which is the behaviour I want).

I have had Affinity Designer setup for years to use CTRL and the Plus/Minus keys on the number pad for 'Geometry Add' and 'Geometry Subtract'. I think it's because Inkscape had those and they made sense to me. Anyway, recently the behaviour has changed and this key combination now creates a 'compound' shape every time. However when I use the buttons from the menu it works as before (destructive). Is this a bug, or is there a toggle to prevent this behaviour?

I've noticed a slightly annoying bug when trying to edit guides on a document in Affinity Designer 2.2.1. How to replicate the issue: Open the Guides Manager Single-click on an existing guide Start typing a number The focus is still on the document so it starts changing the opacity (as would happen when using the number pad within a document). I realise I actually need to double-click on a guide to edit its value, but I often forget this. Is it possible to remove the focus from the document when in a popup window, to avoid unexpected changes being made?

As a side question (cos it's kind of related to resizing artboards) - In my document above, I can't get the artboard to snap to to the edges of the text box (or anything else for that matter). Is there a reason artboards don't snap when dragging the edges? Sometimes I will want to resize my artboards to match the contents, but this is difficult when they don't snap.

Ah okay, I didn't realise that extra handle only appeared when a frame text box was within the artboard! I will just use the regular handle with Shift to resize whilst keeping the aspect ratio. I'm actually curious as to why this detached handle even gets added to the artboard? It means we have to be extra precise to only select the 'inner handle'.

I've just discovered this weird glitch in AD V2.04. When resizing an artboard with 'Lock Children' ticked, frame text will still get affected by the resize. This only happens when using the extra bottom-right corner node. Interestingly, the tooltip at the bottom of my window shows "Drag to resize text', even though I was resizing the Artboard. To replicate the issue Open the attached .AFDESIGN file. Drag the bottom right corner node of the artboard to resize it. Frame Text gets resized, but Artistic Text does not. Artboard Resize Text Issue.afdesign

Just found this error too - any idea on timescale for it to be rolled out in the main release?

Hi there, I always change my background to transparent and insert an artboard when creating a new document. I know I can tick those options when choosing the new document size, but I don't believe I can set those things as the defaults. Can you add an option in preferences or on the 'New' screen to remember my preferred options?