abra100pro

This is as good as it gets, when I lower the contrast, doesn't matter whether the lid is closed or internal display active. It's ok, but other apps are doing better. I switched now to dark UI. Don't know why, can't add the image (error -200) I placed it here: https://www.100pro.ch/custom/APUI.png

Thank you - that worked like a charm. I'm glad that the file is still ok. Learned definitely something, Thanks. Maybe the app needs some kind of fallback/timeout/error message, though?

Thanks to you both for your feedback. I created it in February and I honestly don't remember whether the media is linked or embedded. I did try to open it with Publish but same thing, there – seems to be a corrupt file. Funny: I could open it yesterday at first, although very slow, as mentioned, but now the apps do not seem to be able to open it anymore I'll send you the file rightaway. Please let me know if you need anything else.

My single Monitor is a Retina HiRes – on that it is ok, I can't tell whether it is because of a second monitor or because of the normal resolution of that second monitor.

I have a file that AD 2.4.2 does need either minutes to open or doesn't open at all (have to kill the app, it's not frozen, though). See screenshot. Can I pm the file to a staff member?

Hm, I use this setup but actually in my case it's like too sharp, not blurred. It's ok, when I switch to dark UI, but in light it's unsuable.

Please see screenshot – the font is overly rich in contrast, somewhat jittery (all over the UI) and the border symbols of the table panel can't be read properly – can I change that somehere? I tried to play with the Prefs > User Interface but with no satisfying success.

Having received the email today from Canva I must admit, that the Canva guys do have a better feeling for communication than the Serifs. If Ash would have initially communicated that way (and if it's true!), then we would not have to have felt being left in the rain. So if Canva is serious about their pledges there may be hope. This is a marvellous example of the importance of communication.

The more I think and read about it, the greasier this announcement gets. What a pity. But maybe the days of illustration and design as we know (knew?) it, are about to vanish.

You may want to check this thread (hopefully there are not dozens of, though): https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/201434-affinity-and-canva-hopefully-not-a-bug-related-topic/#comment-1192261

I came to Affinity because of two reasons: It is way more efficient and optimized as bad old Illustrator and InDesign. It is lightning fast and easy to use. It has an intuitive UI I can buy and keep it. @walt.farrell I gladly will buy a version 3 and 4 and... but in my first post I was pointing to a likely future where there will not be a version 3 to buy. Or Affinity being degraded into something Canva-Local-App to support Canva's online subscription services. The way this FAQ is being answered (see my first post above) is so greasy – if Affinity would have made sure, that the model stays the same, they would have posted it proudly and clearly. The fact that they didn't.... well... @garrettm30 This posts makes me sad. Affinity claiming they're not for sale (no matter when that was) and now being sold. While we live in a world of utter maximisation, there is alway the hope of this Robin Hood, out there, that wins because we all win.

I just read this statement in the FAQ of the news: There are no changes to our current pricing model planned at this time, with all our apps still available as a one-off purchase. Existing Affinity users will be able to continue to use your apps in perpetuity as they were originally purchased – with plenty of free updates to V2 still to look forward to! My impression of this: Marketing language for saying something while meaning something else. It oozes with what sounds like an excuse for the future to come. I always considered Serif being a worthy, feet-on-the ground company that is not riding the horse named "Maximize". I hope I see the company still that way in the future.

what about moving existing artboards? and what about working with a ruler set to a different measure like milimetres? Moving artboards around to make space for variations od designs is a huge thing. what is wrong/missing with single artboards having no relation to the main canvas they‘re lying on? in any way combined artboards having a total x,y-starting point of 0,0 considering export?

Thanks, I think (and I'm glad) the thing will get some attention and will be thought thoroughly by Serif.

Doesn't this lead to problems like the ones I mentioned one post above? artboards being aligned to pixels by default. But what about when I design in milimetres? What is the benefit of considering the position on the canvas, at all?