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  1. retrograde
    What is DDS?
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    fwiw Inkscape can generate vector QR codes and barcodes and it's free. Bar and QR code bits starts at around 9:50. There are some other cool features Inkscape has in this video but that would be another discussion...
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    Also for just one stroke on type, it seems you can't reorder the stroke in the appearance panel to be behind the fill. At least not when I tried. It drags and looks like it will work but pops back to the top. It does work as expected on shapes though. ___________ EDIT: it seems you need to click on the appropriate stacking "order" icon in the stroke panel which then updates it in the appearance panel. Serif can we get a fix on this that allows you to drag the order in the appearance panel and it updates it in the stroke panel? Pretty please? 🙂
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    Wow, good to know. And yeah I've been a user for years and didn't know this either. Or maybe I forgot about it....
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    I tend to agree that the make a layer or group workflow isn't as intuitive as it could be and deserves a rethink in how it's currently implemented. I deselect "auto scrolling" and use a shortcut to find the active "layer" when I need to see it.
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    I'm getting this as well. It seems to rounding the numbers or not registering small increments. It's very annoying. Please fix!
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    +1 Yes PLEASE add a global scale with object feature or at least everything that is selected including nested artwork.
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    OMG yes. The world needs a smart new competitor for AE even just a nice capable little 2d animator. Until that time comes 😏 I'm been using Blender and Keyshape for my 2d animation work, which are not bad actually.
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    Will definitely do @NathanC thanks for the nod. 🙂
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    Hi @NathanC Export Persona is great and I do use it when it makes the most sense (lot's of exports or batches or different file formats or sizes etc...), but I think the expected behaviour should be when you "export as" with a single particular artboard that the export filename take on the artboards name. Similarly and sort of related is the expected behaviour that when you add an artboard it should add a 002 or some sort of "copy or new" indication to the end of the name otherwise you end up with a bunch of Artboard 1's in your layer stack which is basically, well... what's the point frankly. Admittedly, I'm no software engineer or programmer so please tell me if this type of request would be extremely difficult to implement. But I think these expected behaviours aren't too out there. Seems by version 2 now some of this basic artboard housekeeping should get some love. I use Designer everyday for professional work and would love to see this little update make it in sometime soon. Pretty please. 🙂 Big fan of AD but somewhat mystified by these 2 artboard related oversights.
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    Yeah, tried it and nope. It's actually been there from the start of Designer V1. It's intermittent so sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't and I can forget about it. It's so weird.
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    Well if that fixed the issue that would be great I will give it a shot.
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    This is still happening to me. Any updates or news on this @Ash?
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    Totally agree. The pixel persona and the use of blurs and the transparency tool. The gradient mesh tool was great when it first came out like 20 years ago but today there are far better and quicker ways to achieve even better results. The gradient mesh tool was also unforgiving and destructive. Aka the Gradient "Mess" tool.
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    @Ash This works thanks, but it would be great for the team to simply add a reset button or a disable toggle to the iso panel to be able to rework a shape then reapply the updated shape to the iso plane.
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    Thanks v_kyr. I normally get into the app and try things out then head to the help if I don't see what I'm looking for. I've seen those features you linked to. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. I'm talking more about advanced distortion features like Designers new warp features arc, bend, mesh, etc... specifically for distorting type for logo work, etc... For the transparency I know about the blending modes and clipping masks, I'm talking more like Designers transparency tool where you can fade an object or a group of objects (not just a gradient) from 100% to 0%.about layer mask type features. I see that you Amadine can set a gradient to have a colour stop with 0% opacity which is a good start. Illustrators method with its opacity mask shape is cumbersome when you need to make a lot of them in a project.
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    I've been checking out Amadine. Overall the application seems stable and responsive. I like its double click isolation mode and the line thickness tool as you say does work well and the it does have a clean boolean operation without leaving a mess of points. Does Amadine have any kind of transparency tool/layer masking or distortion/warping tools?
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    Mac here. I'm not hearing any bleeps. Is it a preference or a system alert thing maybe?
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    I know this has been asked before but I'd like to ask again. Is there is any chance we could get the ability to password protect exported pdfs to restrict editing and/or opening?
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    Is this still the case?
  21. retrograde
    Yes it is! Thanks!
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    Hey @Ash getting some additional transparency tool presets or the ability to add our own presets would greatly enhance my workflow. I find I am recreating the same setup all the time and the ability to either have or create and save a preset would be awesome. Currently I have created assets of the few I use often but the ability to create and save a preset to have it in the context toolbar would be nice. Examples would be linear with transparent ends with a solid centre or elliptical with solid edges and a transparent centre... or linear dashed, eg solid, transparent, solid, transparent.
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    The Edit All Layers button seems a little hidden to me, especially for new users. Maybe the tooltip could be more descriptive or maybe a menu toggle item could be added in the Layers or Select dropdown something like "apply to all layers and artboards" ?? I'm not sure where it would make the most sense to add it but perhaps it's worth looking into, to be a little clearer for people searching for the feature.
  24. retrograde
    I've felt the same minor annoyance with this getting used to V2. It would be cool to be able to move them up or down in the stack to whatever order you like.
  25. retrograde
    Thanks guys!
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