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dominik

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  1. As I said, if it is not slowing down workflow I think this would be a good addition (as an option). I am saving my work all time even with different versions over time (basically a poor man's incremental save) because I was bitten with lost work several times. d.
  2. Basically I think is a good idea. I've seen this in other software I use and it occasionally save my ... life. Problem with Affinity is that with some projects files can become quite huge. The time to save is not instant but can take a up to three seconds or more. This would interrupt workflow quite considerably. I'm not technically good enough to know if some kind of 'shadow copy' mechanism would work. After all, if there is a way to implement this without interupting workflow I'm all for it. d.
  3. Uh, oh, das ist alles bedauerlich. Jetzt fällt mir zusammen mit den Vorschlägen von @Komatös nichts mehr ein. Deine Hoffnung ist jetzt, dass jemand von Serif noch interne Möglichkeiten hat, die Daten zu retten. Viel Glück! d.
  4. Hallo @LaraF und willkommen im Forum. Tut mir leid, dass sich Deine Datei nicht öffnen lässt. Einige Fragen: wo ist die Datei gespeichert? Interne Festplatte, externe Festplatte, Dropbox, iCloud, Netzwerk-Server, etc. Die sicherste Methode zum Speichern von Dateien, an denen Du aktiv arbeitest, ist das Speichern auf einer internen Festplatte. Hast Du ältere Versionen von der Datei, die Du öffnen kannst? Wenn dem so ist, dann hättest Du immerhin ein älteres Backup, falls die Datei nicht gerettet werden kann. Sicher meldet sich jemand von Affinity und bietet an, die Datei hochzuladen und zu untersuchen. Heute ist Sonntag, da musst Du evtl. bis zum Wochenanfang warten. Wenn Du Publisher geschlossen hast und im Explorer dorthin navigierst, wo Dein Dokument liegt, findest Du dort eine Datei mit der Endung 'afpub~lock~'? Das ist eine verborgene Datei, vielleicht musst Du erst die Anzeige von verborgenen Dateien aktivieren (Optionen Menü vom Explorer). Wenn diese Datei vorhanden ist, dann kannst Du sie probeweise mal woanderes hinverschieben und das Öffnen neu versuchen. Ist nur ein Versuch, aber wer weiss? Letzte Möglichkeit, die mir einfällt. Erstelle eine neue, leere Datei und versuche über 'Dokument > Seiten aus Datei hinzufügen...' die Seiten aus der beschädigten Datei in das leere Dokument einzufügen. Manchmal klappt diese Methode. Viel Glück! d.
  5. Hello @Niki Park and welcome to the forum! As mentioned in this thread already you can continue to use Bridge. The major drawback is that it does not show previews of Affinity files (to my knowledge). There have been various discussions here on this topic and it all is on Digital Asset Management (a.k.a. DAM). Search the forum and you will find a lot to read. For some time I was using XNViewMP that has a lot to offer but about two years ago I decided to go with ACDSee Home. It all depends on your needs but in terms of culling images, tagging, keywording and building collections it works in a similar way as Bridge. It can be a little overwhelming in the beginning. I want to link to one extensive thread here in the forum that should be a good starting point for your research: d.
  6. Hello @Ludwig Sonntag, I think on the Mac it is Command+0. You can see the shortcut in the menu 'View > Zoom'. d.
  7. Hello @philipt18, once you hover with the mouse over a page in the pages panel you will see a little popup that lists all master pages assigne to that page (or spread). And, yes, you can apply multiple master pages to one page or spread. Just make sure you do not replace the existent masterpage (right click on a page and choose 'Assign master...' d.
  8. Hello @Greg T, I am uncertain if I can help you as you are able to provide very detailed technical information already. First off I would try to reboot the computer. Second, we've seen occasional hiccups during the install in the past. So trying again a couple of hours later could solve the problem. Third, you can look on your C:/ drive for the installation folder of the EXE versions. Search for C:\Program Files\Affinity. If it is there you installed the EXE installer. If it is not there you used the MSIX installer. Good luck to sort this out. d.
  9. Hi @Medical Officer Bones, thanks for giving an insight in your workflow that you mentioned in this other thread. Food for thought, though my needs are quite different. For now I am sticking with Affinity but it is good to know there is PhotoLine around. d.
  10. I do support wholeheartedly your words. Thanks. d.
  11. Glad this could get solved relatively easily 🙂 d.
  12. Try hitting the TAB key. Perhaps you accidentally hid the Studio panels. d.
  13. Hello @ecureuil, I am not aware that it is possible to change the default behaviour. You might want to place a feature request in this section of the forum. d.
  14. Du kannst Slices auch ohne Rechtecke erstellen. Slices sind eigenständige Exportbereiche. Es gibt hier kein richtig oder falsch, sondern einfach zwei unterschiedliche Arten des Exports. Der Weg über Datei > Export ist bei einem einmaligen Export schnell. Wenn Du komplexe Exportoptionen brauchst, ist die Export-Persona sehr funktionsreich. d.
  15. Hallo @PaulHH, ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher, was Du mit "mehr als nur einen Ausschnitt" meinst. Wenn es darum geht, dass Du nur einen Teilbereich eines Bildes exportieren möchtest, dann kann das so funktionieren: Erzeuge mit dem Rechteck-Werkzeug ein Rechteck, das den Ausschnitt des Bildes umschliesst, den Du exportieren möchtest. Am besten gibst Du dem Rechteck keine Füllung und keinen Rand. Es ist damit zwar unsichtbar, aber wenn Du es auswählst, sieht Du trotzdem die blauen Umrisslinien. Diese Rechteck ausgewählt gehst Du auf "Datei > Exportieren ...". Im folgenden Dialog wählst Du unter "Bereich" den Punkt "Bereich der Auswahl" aus. Anschliessend auf "Exportieren" klicken. Mit dieser Methode exportierst Du über alle Ebenen hinweg nur einen Ausschnitt des Bildes. Das ist ähnlich wie die "Slices" in der Export-Persona, aber in manchen Fällen geht das schneller. d.
  16. I do have to admit same with me. I never noticed that it is possible to add a gradient to a text frame this way. Maybe because I mostly use unstyled textframes 🙂 d.
  17. No, this is not working. You can nest a vector layer to a pattern layer but this does not make the vector being repeated. I sincerely hope they come up with true vector pattern layers at some time. OTOH patterns with symbols do work quite well for now. d.
  18. I think the order of the layers is wrong. You have to make sure to place the circle above the polygon. Then intersect should give you the proper result. d.
  19. A not so well known command is to use CMD+D to deselect the text tool when in editing mode. Then hit the shortcut key for the tool you want to use next. But basically CMD+D (I think it's Option+D on Mac) behaves the same as ESC. d.
  20. Hello @Sheldon Lyttle, welcome to the forums. In Affinity Designer there are Styles but they do not work like text styles. You can't modify them after they were created. The best thing you could use is Symbols in Affinity Desiger (or Affinity Publisher's 'Designer Persona'). Symbols allow you to create a complex object and to synchronize its appearance across many copies of it. A good tutorial on how they work can be found here: d.
  21. Even though my suggestion is just a workaround it is possible to copy any adjustment layer from one file to another. Thus one could keep a special file just for collecting and storing adjustment layers with their settings. Naming the layers would be the equivalent to preset names. I think adjustment layers also can be stored in the asset panel which is perhaps even more effective (I'm not at my Affinity computer right now so I can't confirm this). d.
  22. A very handy and clever solution to reach a checkbox that sometimes is hidden on the far right end of the toolbar. Even without touching this checkbox. Thanks! d.
  23. This is another important hint on how to 'correct' an image convincingly. There should be two slightly different zones of shadow. One that is a little darker due to the shadow cast by the sunlight and a lighter one coming from the cloud. I think @v_kyr's approach is a good start and some of the adjustments could be masked out with a paint brush. d.
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