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Yes, & this was covered in another topic where you asked the same question.

If, as requested, you could share a file like the one shown in your earlier post with the 2 rectangles, we could probably tell you why that wasn't working for you, but I have tried this with a number of my own test files & I get no anti-aliasing (which appears to be what you are calling blurring). I also suggest reading about the Transform Panel in the help. It has many options, some of which work in conjunction with others, like setting a transform origin (an option in the context toolbar) to rotate about any arbitrary point, even one that is outside the document bounds. maybe also check out the Rotating & Shearing topic.

Exactly! And there is nothing wrong with buying one that comes with a money back guarantee. Just keep in mind that it may take a while to acclimate to the new device, so make sure you have time to do that before the time limit on returning it does not expire.

First, we are not sitting with you so we have no idea why the pen is not working for you. But we do know without a doubt that many people do not report any such issues with theirs -- just reading the reviews from users of various models online or the many posts in these forums from users who recommend one or more of these devices. Ask yourself why would they do that if behaved so erratically. Second, most of these devices have a number of settings in their preferences and/or OS level settings (like Windows Ink, if I have that right) that influence how the pen works. Did you experiment with any of them or ask for help from customer support, or possibly search or ask on this forum about that? Some of these things are sensitive to fingers accidentally touching the surface, which could cause the kind of jumping you describe, so some have methods to mitigate that. Did you consider that as a possible cause of what you experienced & check to see what if anything could prevent it?

Moreover, there clearly are people who initially found these things nearly impossible to use but stuck with them long enough to eventually get used to them & use them as just another input device, perhaps as a compliment to a mouse, trackpad, or whatever, like when they want to use pressure for sketching, something that a mouse can't offer.

@nickbatz, how can I make this any clearer? I do understand what you are saying. The point is simply that not everyone shares your opinion of them, their usefulness, or how hard they are to get used to using.

As explained, that is because a node can join no more than 2 curve segments. So if the curves are both open, their ends can be joined to create a single curve, but anything that could connect more than 2 segments cannot be done. Try it with one open & one closed curve & you will se that the Join Curves button is dimmed out & cannot be clicked.

There is. See for instance https://setapp.com/how-to/slow-keys-on-mac but basically go to System Preferences, click on the Accessibility icon, then select Keyboard from the list on the left. FWIW, I think this has been a feature of the macOS for decades, possibly some years before it was a Windows option.

I am in no way trying to bait you, just to make it clear to the OP that there are lots of people that use the ones you consider to be garbage as quite useful tools. IOW, it has nothing to do with you.

There is a forum for user feedback, but this is not it. Hint: at the top of this & every topic page there is under "Browse" a link to the Forums overview page. Click it to see info about what each forum is intended for. Why specifically would you (or do you think anyone else) want to do that? I agree with @RE4LLY, the way it works now is the most intuitive. least likely way to cause confusion or other issues with them. So can you provide an example file that has multiple objects in it that you want to turn into a single symbol, & tell us which ones you want to do that with?

What do you mean by "icons"? Typically, in AD icons are built by combining various vector shapes, & even if they were not going to be reused throughout the document so there would be no reason to make them symbols, they quite often are placed in a group for convenience so they can be hidden or shown, locked or unlocked, etc. in a single step, to give each of a them a suggestive name, to reduce clutter in the layers panel, & so on. So at least to me it does not seem at all counter-intuitive that if one wants a symbol that consists of multiple objects, they should be grouped & the group used to make the symbol. After all, like a group, a symbol is a container object.

Keep in mind that there are tons of users of graphic tablets that find them perfect for some or all of their needs, & find that drawing on something other than the screen itself not much different from using a mouse on a desk or a trackpad on a laptop to draw what appears on the screen in response to their off-screen actions.

For more about that see https://affinity.help/photo2/en-US.lproj/pages/CurvesShapes/dot_dash_lines.html (or the equivalent in other supported languages). There are actually 7 fields in the panel plus the balance button.

FWIW, there have been complaints about the size of the text basically since the first release of AD when it was only available for Macs. They eventually added the setting @Oufti mentioned but as mentioned, the larger setting is still considerably smaller than some users would like. Of course, making the text much larger runs the risk of it not all fitting in the allocated space for it in the UI, which would involve a considerable amount of work to redesign the UI to accommodate that, which may be why they have not done more to make it possible. One can hope but it does not seem likely that anything new will improve things for the forceable foreseeable future.

That is correct. There is no provision to do that in Affinity. Where are you right-clicking & why? What specific part of the UI are you selecting in the Transform panel (if that is what you mean by "go to transform") that has a "rotate left" option? From the screenshot it looks like the rectangle has been moved as well as rotated & is no longer pixel aligned. If possible could you upload that example file so we can see if there is some reason for what appears to be an antialiasing issue? One other thing about moving an object: you can use the Transform panel to do this in several ways, one of which is to scrub back & forth on the X or Y label (not the number field) to quickly move the object interactively. This may or may not help you get around the nudge vs. zoom limitation.

FWIW, regarding understanding color spaces my 'go to' source is https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/color-management-printing.htm, in particular the first 3 topics in the From Camera to Display to Print section. Mac users may also find the Color Sync Utility useful, particularly for rotating the 3D color space around.

If it is still not clear, the speed at which it moves is not dependent on the zoom level. As has been mentioned, you can change the nudge distance, but that does not change with zoom level. So if you work at a high zoom level & want to use the cursor keys to move something 1 pixel at a time, just set the nudge distance to 1 pixel.

Where was the file moved to? When you say it did not work, what exactly happened when you tried to open it (& how specifically did you try to open it)? Where are the known good files located (like on your startup drive, in the cloud, etc.)? Also, do you now use or have you used in the past a multi-monitor setup? If you download this tiny 44KB cracked heart.afdesign file to your local downloads folder & double-click on it, does it open?

What other options do you have for your Mac if you want an app with similar features to Affinity Photo that are not considerably more expensive?

But from what @Villebon said about being an early adopter of AP 0.9 (??) it is possible that the only app he or she owned is V1, before the Universal license was available. Something isn't quite right about that version number though, because the first retail release was V 1.3.1 & was only available for Macs via the Mac App Store (so there could not have been a Windows version at that time). The first Windows version was 1.5.1, released about a year later. Perhaps some clarification on that would help....

Because they have a different licensing model, one that (again!) allows one buyer to install the app(s) on as many computers as they own or control, subject to the terms that specify which platform(s) each license permits.

Maybe, but to me it certainly does not seem to act like that when I use the Node Tool or the Stroke Width Tool -- the results seem instantaneous, even when I grab some part of the curve between its (visible) nodes with the width tool & change the width by extreme amounts. There seems to be not even a tiny bump in CPU usage, which I would expect if it needed to recalculate all these hidden parts.

You are all set as long as you continue to pay for a subscription, right? Compare that to the 3 Affinity apps, that among other things do not require you deactivate the apps to use them on as many computers as you own or control, even concurrently, as long as no more than one user is using them for commercial purposes. It is a one-time purchase with no continuing fees to use the apps. Of course, you do need to purchase separate licenses for Macs, Windows, or iPads, or with V2 a 'universal" license good for all three apps on all three platforms. Many users find this a great alternative to Adobe's subscription model, but if you do not find this a good value for you, so be it.

I managed to get a repeatable crash by first changing the 'arrow ends' to within the line & then just touching the turns field. But on relaunch the tools, studios, etc. were not hidden. Also, even before doing that, when getting the same odd appearance with partial(?) arrows displayed, they change position as I zoom in & out. So one or more bugs associated with spirals with arrow ends, I guess....

Without continuing to pay for a subscription? And can they install them without limit on as many computers as they own or control if they are the only one using them for commercial purposes?