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Hello! This has been adressed many times: please choose another keyboard shortcut for brush resizing than ALT-LMB-RMB! That just does not work well with a Wacom pen. For me, it's the factor that breaks the workflow the most, at the moment. Brush resizing is something you need to do all the time. I use Clip Studio and Photoshop a lot. Both have different ways to resize, but both are simple and feasible. ALT-RMB in PShop, CTRL-ALT-LMB in Clipstudio. With a Wacom pen, LMB means tipping the tablet with the pen. RMB I put on the pen switch, rear side. Having to use both, AND in the right order ist just awkward, and totally unnecessary. Sorry for sounding harsh, but I don't understand what's the big deal about changing a thing that's a simple fix in code (I guess) but has such a big impact on workflow... I really want to use your software, which is (going to be) really great!! Thanks for listening!

Hello! As the titles says. Generally, fixed-size panels should be used only in rare cases when there is only non-dynamic content, but surely not when there's something list-like (keyboard shortcuts). Thanks!!

Windows, yes. Thanks!

Hi! Doing some linework, and in the past 2 hours stumbled countless times over the fact that Zoom likes to be invoked by SPACE-CTRL, not vice versa! That's just super super super annoying... Thanks!!!

... and of course the same thing would fit well into Affinity Designer.

Allright, thanks!

Hi! Any news on that 'spermatozoa' bug? =} Still there in 1.6.0.82. Thanks!

In fact, Illustrator has this already, although a bit hidden and unhandy. If you open the General Preferences of AI, there's a 'Constrain Angle' parameter - which is exactly this. However, I'd prefer this being some litte axis icon that can be dragged out of the ruler corner and rotated freely by some handle. Of course, as always, there should also be a way to enter the position/rotation numerically.

Hi! Please introduce the ability to freely Distort any bitmap or vector graphics group, by simply moving any corner point! I'm aware that you will bring a Mesh Distort Tool. Ideally, if you set it up with no subdivisions, it would work like mentioned. Thanks a lot! Best regards Eugen

The solution could be a 'base grid' = 'construction plane', which defines the 2D space to which everything relates. Now it's fixed to the page. Every CAD or 3D program has this, but of course it makes also sense in 2D This plane would be placeable/rotateable freely. In Photoshop or Illustrator, if you click/drag the corner of the page ruler, you can place the origin at least - something not possible in Affinity yet. If you could also rotate this base point, you would get what I mean. The Transform panel should reflect the base plane, as well as guides, and also brush strokes. It would be sufficient then to have SHIFT-draw snap to 45° angles, like we know from Photoshop etc. If we think it through, the Transform Panel could have a mode "page/world" (the values would be relative to the page), and "plane" (values would be relative to the base plane). That's how it works in 3D software, called differently, of course. Best Eugen

+1 for SHIFT-constraining a brush stroke! It's one of these nifty little features long-time Photoshop users have their muscle memory trained to... Thanks!!!

Hi! Thanks! Didn't notice there's a pressure curve panel, very nice feature! Hope this gets fixed soonish, since it can be a showstopper for brush-style artworks. Here's one for the wishlist: The pressure curve panel should be resizable.

Hello! When drawing with the Pencil or Vector brush tool, there's a glitch in the size of the strokes's first point. See screenshot. Unfortunately, that makes it practically unusable for my job at hand. AD 1.6.0.80b Using a Wacom Cintiq, and a Wacom Intuos 3. Same problem on both. Deleting the first point does not help. The size information is just moved to the next point. The latest stable, 1.5.3.69, has no stabilizer yet, and the stoke thickness changes strangely after lifting the pen. Can't use it, either. Thanks! test strokes.afdesign

Hello! You're right. However, I (and other people) already did post most of that list. It's nothing new, really. The purpose of this list is more to show my personal opinion of what seems important for a smoother workflow... Anyway... Best regards Eugen

Hi! Nothing new actually, but here's what I miss the most until now. If things already work and I missed them - apologies, and thanks for any tips! - To reduce mouse travel, the most important functions of the top toolbar (modes, converts, actions, snaps) should be close to the mouse cursor - in the RMB context menu, and/or on modifier keys. Like CTRL-ALT-LMB on a node converts it to 'sharp', but more shortcuts of this kind would be cool. - Simpler way to delete nodes. Maybe double-click a node, or ALT-click, whatever. - Keep the curvature of the curve as close as possible when deleting a node (CorelDraw has this). It's there I read, but not working in the windows version. - Invoke the interactive zoom tool with CTRL-SPACE as well as SPACE-CTRL! - Scale pivot! - Numeric scale in the transform panel - 'Select similar' functionality - select all objects with a shared property like like width, color, ... - Curve intersection functionality - snap, trim tool, extend tool - Fill areas amidst intersecting curves (like 'Live Paint Bucket' tool in Illustrator) - A keyboard shortcut to isolate/solo an object, in addition to ALT-clicking the layer name. Thanks a lot for considering!! Best regards Eugen

Hi! Being able to select/manipulate curve segments would be cool! Old 3ds Max can do this... with it's consistent selection scheme it shines among all the programs capable of handling bezier curves.

Hello! I second that... it's a little thing, but quite a nuisance, since it's needed all the time. Hoping for a fix as well. Thanks!

... as the title says. 1.5.1.54 does not have this problem. Thanks for considering! Best regards Eugen

Hi! Nice that this is working, however: wouldn't just ALT-RMB do, without the LMB? Thing is, I'm using a Wacom pen, which has this rocker switch. I like to assign a MMB to the front side of that switch, and RMB to the rear, because I don't want to grab the mouse whenever possible. Works just nicely mostly. Although it's working, it's not too comfy having to use ALT-LMB (putting the pen on the tablet) and RMB (rocker switch) at the same time. For example, Photoshop uses ALT-RMB, ClipStudio uses CTRL-ALT-LMB. Both are somewhat better in the brush resizing arena... Thanks for considering! Best regards Eugen

Fair enough, thanks! Take your time, and do it right...! =}

Hi! Pressing SPACE+CTRL already toggles the zoom tool. However, pressing CTRL+SPACE does not, which isn't that logical. Would be cool if that was fixed.

Aaa-ha! Nice! However, can we have this optionally with some modifier key as well, please? It's somewhat weird finger acrobatics having to press 2 mouse buttons at once... Especially the fact that you then need to release the LMB before the RMB makes it less comfy. As has been said: other software (Rhino, 3ds Max, ...) sport a handy feature that does an 'intersect select' when you draw the selection frame from right to left, and a 'window select' when you draw it left-right. I'm used to it for many years now. Would be cool to see it here, too. Cheers Eugen

Hi again, can anyone confirm switching modes by pressing CTRL is working in the windows version? It doesn't for me... Thanks!

Hi! Good to hear there's an interactive way for brush resize/hardness! However, having to hold LMB and RMB at the same time is not comfortable, especially when using a Wacom pen! You might want to reconsider that shortcut - maybe CTRL-ALT-RMB or something. Thanks!

Fair enough, thanks for clarifying! =)