Joss13

I need to chime in here as a paying user of all 3 Affinity apps.
Microsoft has included Linux subsystem for programming. There is no reason why you can't make a Linux port. It will run in Windows 10.
That being said- The reason they are doing this is to eventually go to Linux core platform (Azure) in order to migrate everyone's PC' into a zombie'd dumb terminal to use "Windows as a service" much like how Office365 is (or was- now it is called Microsoft365---hmmmm......? I wonder why... maybe Windows will join that suite given that is why Windows Updates and Office Updates were separate and eventually became Microsoft Updates). This is the garbage that Adobe did which brought you guys business. I guarantee that I will not do this (rent Windows? get real). I will likely move to a Ubuntu distro when it ages (likely Ubuntu Studio). 
 
Now THAT being said- I've been using graphics software since I was about 7 or 8 on Commodore 64/128, Amiga 55+/1000/2000/3000 (68040), MacOS PowerPC/iMac/Modern variations/and Windows 3.1 all the way up. I'm talking ImageFX, DigiPaint3, DeluxePaintV, SuperPaint, FreeHand, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw!, PaintShopPro, and more. I can still use any and all of these even with emulation.
 
There is a user base and people do pay for software. Why is your claim to FREE only Linux users inaccurate? because I currently have access to every single thing they have for Windows now and I still paid for your entire suite. Like Krita, GIMP, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and the like. People actually do buy paid versions of Krita- despite being free if only to get the easier auto updates. You aren't losing anything. All these "FREE" apps are already free for Windows, Linux, and many for Mac too. Yet here we are giving you business. Creating for Linux would actually open up MORE of a user base you aren't touching. Look at it that way. I can hack Adobe CS6 or even Creative Cloud Master Suites if I wanted to. I choose not to. Not making it for Linux removes your Linux user base and market. I already got Adobe Master Suite CS6 and Microsoft Office Pro to work via virtualization on Ubuntu with no performance lag at all. Trust me, if we wanted to, we could do this anywhere on any machine or even run on a simple virtual machine. Again, I chose to pay. Other's will too. don't miss out on that chunk of the pie chart, because Windows is going away and you'll be left behind in development. I guarantee you that if I can get Adobe's Suite to work on Linux, I can get yours to work too. I'd much rather pay you for native support than just getting getting the latest Windows version and virtualizing it again.
 
You appear to have the best user experience against Adobe and are a great product team. Don't take this as negative feedback. This is where the market is going. You WILL be making a LINUX port at some point, you won't have a choice (unless you want to go out of business). Microsoft is changing their OS... It's up to you- I suggest getting a head start.

Jesus, i can't wait for the release.
Finally, something new among major software packages on the PC.

Jesus, i can't wait for the release.
Finally, something new among major software packages on the PC.

To be honest - install MSI Afterburner or Aida or some other hardware sensing/tracking app, and check the GPU/CPU loads and temperatures when you're trying to rotate the rectangle.
Start Windows Task Manager, turn on "Show kernel times" option, and check the CPU load tab.
 
That's definitely something wrong with your system - right now I have some program using all 4 cores on my 2600K, and I'm still was able to launch Designer, load some random file and rotate everything without a single problem.
 
PS: Is there some other programs that are lagging on your machine?

Yesterday i've tried 1.5.0.18 for the first time on PC, and was really impressed with Designer - really good work, even for the beta.
 
Today i found that i'm unable to change the font in yesterday's file: every time i'm clicking the font list at the top left toolbar, it randomly moves the mouse cursor back and forth between current font at the top and font in the list, making it impossible to do anything with text.
 
Besides, if i'm clicking just some random font - it's not changing text at all.
 
 
Here's short demo video: youtube.com/watch?v=21rny-gMu68
 
Rolled back to 1.5.0.18 - and fonts is ok now.
 
 
PS: That's why please, do not implement auto updates. Or let user control them like in windows - "notify/download updates, but let used decide when to install"

By the way, if we're talking about fonts here, 1 more thing: is it possible for fonts dropdown list to react to arrow keys?
Sometimes it's cool to click fonts list to set focus on it, and then press up/down keys to quickly scroll over the fonts.

By the way, if we're talking about fonts here, 1 more thing: is it possible for fonts dropdown list to react to arrow keys?
Sometimes it's cool to click fonts list to set focus on it, and then press up/down keys to quickly scroll over the fonts.

Please don't . At least make these "auto updates" user-controllable.

By the way, if we're talking about fonts here, 1 more thing: is it possible for fonts dropdown list to react to arrow keys?
Sometimes it's cool to click fonts list to set focus on it, and then press up/down keys to quickly scroll over the fonts.

By the way, if we're talking about fonts here, 1 more thing: is it possible for fonts dropdown list to react to arrow keys?
Sometimes it's cool to click fonts list to set focus on it, and then press up/down keys to quickly scroll over the fonts.

By the way, if we're talking about fonts here, 1 more thing: is it possible for fonts dropdown list to react to arrow keys?
Sometimes it's cool to click fonts list to set focus on it, and then press up/down keys to quickly scroll over the fonts.