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  1. nvidia driver: 376.09

     

    I do have Huion 1060 tablet, which is plugged in, but not in use when the bug occurs.

     

    Even if I unplug the tablet, quit the driver helper app, then quit and relaunched AD, the bug still occurs.

     

    By menu alignment I assume you mean Handedness, in Tablet PC settings?

    I have tried both Right and Left handedness, and the bug still occurs.

    The exact position in which the context menu opens on the first right click does vary slightly depending on the Handedness setting...

    Left: opens roughly 40 pixels out from the top left corner.

    Right: opens in the top left corner with no offset.

  2. This doesn't seem to be supported natively, however I have a suggested work around...

     

    • Draw curve.
    • Make it dashed.
    • Duplicate.
    • Make copy solid and add taper.
    • Use the tapering copy to mask the dashed original.

     

    Looks better with square ends than rounded, and is a hassle to reshape curve (as the mask doesn't reshape at the same time).

     

    post-43096-0-00576100-1482143747_thumb.gif

     

    But it kinda sorta almost works, and may get you out of a scrape.

    Tapering Dashed Lines.afdesign

  3. I get the same bug in AP too (just happened to have AD open when I replied to the thread).

     

    AP and AD share their backend code and the UI code is OS specific (this seems to be a Windows bug).

     

    @harrym 1280 x 1080 [x 2 screens]

     

    Bug occurs on both monitors, though the popup always appears top left of the primary monitor.

  4. Snapping with grouped objects is something I am struggling with too.

     

    In my simple example (attached) I want to be able to snap the center of any of the small green squares to the corners / center of the large red diamond.

     

    Can't do it!

     

    The best workaround I found was to  snap the Diamond to the small Squares, which sometimes gets better results.

     

    I have come to Affinity from Xara Designer, which has a toggle to treat groups as a single or multiple objects. AD doesn't yet seem to have the same ability :(

    Group Snapping.afdesign

  5. The diamond you are aiming for has a wider (bigger radius), softer (less intense) Outer Glow.

     

    And it also has an Inner Glow.

     

    Remember that you can click the little cog icon by a layer effect to get more controls.

     

    See my attached file to see what I did to make something similar.

     

    post-43096-0-66071700-1482013850_thumb.png

     

    I also added a shadow, a sparkle, some shading with a Gradient Overlay (radial), some adjustments to increase Contrast and Vibrancy.

     

    In each case I tried various Blend Modes to see what looked best.

    Diamond Glow.afdesign

  6. Both agree and disagree... usually I do want to name a layer (in which case the extra click is annoying)

     

    But sometimes I just want a layer as a temporary dumping ground, in which instance having to name it would be a pain.

     

    So, I suggest...

     

    Click new layer, creates layer and inserts cursor for instant entry of name.

    Alt + Click new layer just creates layer with default Layer1 type name.

     

    Or vice versa.

  7. @jaydonteh: Have to agree that the 2 steps are a little frustrating.

     

    I would like to make a feature request that the Insert option is 'sticky'.

     

    Once you've chosen to Insert > Behind (for example), I think that should be the default, until you chose to change the behaviour.

     

    This could be and alternative mode, so that left clicking the button works as now, the next operation in inserted at front / behind / inside. BUT if you Alt + click the button, then all future inserts follow the selected rule, until the user explicitly chooses to to otherwise.

     

    (Don't know if devs will find this buried in an existing thread - perhaps I need to make a new post?)

  8. By default the number keys set opacity - which is fine. BUT AD doesn't distinguish between the standard numbers and the numeric keypad, to which I'd really like to assign a bunch of other shortcuts.

     

    With 15 keys on the numpad, and at least 3 different modifiers, there are >45 keyboard shortcuts going to waste here!

     

    Also, under the current system, if I do set a numeric keypad numeral as a shortcut, it doesn't warn me that there is an existing clash with the opacity function... worst of both worlds!

     

    Thanks for your consideration.

  9. Ah crap, my mistake re: document setup - this is what it is called in Affinity Designer. In Photo the places to change it are using the Zoom Tool or View Tool.

     

    Yes - odd that the ruler can't be in percent, since all the input boxes will accept percent (% or pc) as a valid unit type.

     

     


    It's alt+ right + left mouse button.

     

    Yep - left and right resize, up and down change hardness.

     

    Happy painting.

  10. 1. From the Help file (search for "Ruler")…

     

    • With the Zoom Tool selected, choose a unit of measurement from the pop-up menu on the context toolbar.
    • From the File menu, select Document Setup, and in the dialog choose a unit type from the Document Units pop-up menu.

    Changing the units will automatically change the units on displayed rulers.

     

    2. At present I don't think you can change the origin. Has been requested and will no doubt come in a future update.

     

    3. You can hit Escape to restore other layers, or click outside the isolated layer (eg the pasteboard).

     

    4. From the Help (search "Brush Size")…

     

    • Press the right mouse button, then left mouse button and drag on the page. Dragging left or right will decrease or increase the brush size, respectively.       

    Have to say this is a very cumbersome move for me!

     

     

    Hope this sets you on your way :)

  11. >> Alt + Click selects objects individually that are covered by other objects.

    > This doesn't work for me.

    Works fine here.

     

    Stack of 5 circles, Alt+Click 5 times and the circles are selected one by one, from top to bottom.

     

    post-43096-0-88872900-1481757083_thumb.gif

     

     

    There is a much faster way to do this... Holding Ctrl for Windows or Cmd for Mac will select objects inside another.

    Indeed but I didn't think this was the question.

     

    I thought it was asked how to get the clipped object out of the containing object.

     

    Ctrl + Click will select it, but not get in outside, where any of my methods will.

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