[StudioLink inside Photo and Designer?]

On 6/30/2019 at 10:08 AM, samuellidstrom said:

 

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Since the release of Publisher I open up all my Design/Photo documents in Publisher since that gives me access StudioLink all pixel and vector tools. (When opening in Publisher I of course choose not to convert artboards to spreads, since I want to keep the document as is).

Does this workflow seem efficient for you?  I've been thinking about doing this but didn't want to hit any issues once I got started.

Ryan.

[Thumbnail previews in third-party tools]

Hi,

What do third-party providers need from Affinity in order to be able to display .afdesign, afphoto and afpublisher thumbnails in their software.

I have been having trouble finding a DAM provider and other software that displays the thumbnails correctly.


Thanks,
Ryan.

[Studio Link for the other apps]

Hi,

Is Studio Link coming to the other apps soon (e.g. designer to photo or publisher) ?  I know you can switch within the menu but that feature in publisher looks and works too well to not be in the other apps.


Ryan.

[The File Appears to be corrupted]

oooh, can't do that.  Where can i send it?  It appears to be a 475mb file.  Which seems large but maybe possible based on the photos.

Ryan

[The File Appears to be corrupted]

Hi,

I've been working with a series of files for a month or so now and suddenly today when I tried to open the file i get the "The file appears to be corrupted" error message.   This can't happen. 

Is there anyway to restore this file to get it to work?  I did do the upgrade last week I believe but it didn't affect any other files that I can tell.

Thanks,
Ryan.

[How do I create Thumbnails and Previews of Designer files on a server?]

I was able to find a codec add-in that so far seems to work perfectly for displaying a lot of thumbnail types in a windows machine and affinity designer and affinity photo files are both working.  I'm in the trial mode and so far so good.

 

https://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/

 

Thanks,

Ryan.

[How to add text into custom shape]

Hi,

Struggling with adding text to a custom shape drawn by the pen tool.   I've tried a few methods but every time i convert to a text shape, it just pastes in normally and doesn't stay confined inside the shape.  I must be missing a step or just plain doing it wrong.  I'm simply trying to wrap text around an image and though the best way would be create a vector shape.

Can someone assist?

Thanks,
Ryan.

[Is there a version update list somewhere]

I keep checking my affinity designer version for updates and its at 1.5.1.43.   Is that the most recent stable version?

Ryan.

[Changing font size units does not keep on save]

Hello,

I've noticed an issue with font size (measurement units) not saving when the program is closed.  Every time I open the program back up then the unit size has returned to inches and I have to re-select "text as points".

Please advise.

Ryan.

[Affinity Designer Customer Beta - 1.5.1.43]

You flipped your wording on that last sentence.  I think you mean to say "only AD crashes when pasting from Xara" at the very end.   Could be confusing as to which you mean.

Ryan.

[Master template page option or similar]

Thanks for following up.  I'm working on a work-a-round for it.


Ryan.

[How to add a drop shadow layer style like in Photoshop]

Hi,

It's in the "effects" tab next to layers and the option is called 'outer shadow'.  Make sure you have your object selected and then just adjust the radius and offset to display the shadow.

 

If you don't have this option, then its not enabled under view->studio->effects in the top navigation bar.


Ryan.

[Power Duplicate Issue]

Hi,

Is power duplicate NOT supposed to work with the arrow keys?  It works great when you drag an item using the mouse but as soon as you try to position the duplicate with arrow keys it stops working in power duplicate mode and just reverts to standard duplicate.

Ryan.

 

[[AD] Repeat / Rotate?]

Ctrl + J only duplicates for me.   What am missing?   Is it in snapping?

 

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Nevermind - this post helped me realize my error with making sure edits are on the duplicate -> forum link

 

Ryan.

[960 grids with constraints for Designer 1.5]

I had a similar problem and found the "show as list" option works best for me.  You still get a thumbnail and as long as you name accordingly then it clears up most issues.

Example of how i'm structuring the assets:

Guides

- Web

   - - 1170 | 1140 (* 1170px width with an 1140px container)

   - - 980 | 950 (...)

 

 

Ryan.

[Master template page option or similar]

Hi,

 

I'm converting over from Fireworks and the one semi-important thing that I'm not finding is the ability to create a template/master page to lock elements into a fixed position for every page or artboard.  Is there a work-a-round here or something I'm missing?  I don't think assets or symbols will help with instant positioning so open to a ideas.  The less clicks the better  :blink: 


Thanks,
Ryan.

[Editing text in Affinity Designer]

Hi,

Double-clicking the text does not work every time.  Sometimes you have to use the "T" key to get inside a text layer.  Not sure why but it does seem to happen more frequently now.

You can split this into another post - i just hate to crowd the board with duplicate issues If i can avoid it.


Ryan.

[Bug ? PDF & PSD export not working]

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[Windows Explorer Thumbnails]

I tested this and see...

 

Preview works - Extra large icon, large icons, medium icons, tiles & content

 

Preview is not working - List, small icons

 

 

Ryan.

[Import Fireworks PNG]

This approach does a good job on keeping design elements in place.  However, it stacks up all the text on top of each other in the upper corner.   I would love to convert all my .fw files over to AD but this font issue makes it a painful process.

Ryan.

[Programs hang on splash screen, never launch.]

What about custom installed fonts?  Adobe always crashes or hangs indefinitely if a font is corrupt - maybe something similar.

[Programs hang on splash screen, never launch.]

Hi,

Very similar specs but my version (RC10) loads in about 8-10 secs and I have a lot of programs running. I think something in graphicuser's settings are causing that delay.


Ryan.

[Bug - Dragging images artboard]

Hi,

When dragging images into AD the layers panel shows focus on the image just for a few seconds then defaults back to layer below.  It should keep imported image as selected I would think.  A bit of a pain to keep having to re-choose the imported image layer.

Thanks,
Ryan.

[Bug crashes software instantly - freehand selection tool]

Another member pointed this out and I tried it and the software instantly crashed.

 

Selecting the freehand selection tool in pixel persona mode crashes the software.  

 

Save your work before trying it!


Ryan.

[Freehand selection tool in 0.28]

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