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Initially I was wondering what was going on as well. It took me a few seconds to recognise the difference, and then I immediately liked it. Personally I do like the new way better, I find it more organised and easier to use.

For example it happens when rasterising the image layer IMGP7131.tif. rasterise.mov Test-Datei.afphoto.zip

Not sure whether I am missing something here. When rasterising an image layer which is wider than the current document / cnavas, then it cuts off whatever is outside the canvas. (Photo 2.0.4) Is that the correct behaviour? I thought that the layer should only be trimmed if I use "Rasterise and trim".

I'm using a magic mouse on Mac (13 Ventura) and haven't noticed any difference after updating to V2.

Just came across an article today comparing Designer to Illustrator including a short video. IDK the author but maybe you can grab some info from that. https://logosbynick.com/affinity-designer-vs-illustrator/

If you mean rotating the actual pixel content, then it needs to be a pixel layer. Photo keeps layers, that are images, as such (Image Layers). They retain all the original image data (color space, original resolution, dpi etc). Perhaps similar as smart objects in ps contain more data than simple pixel layers. To change from an image layer to a pixel layer, right-click and hit "Rasterise". On a pixel layer, you can make a selection and edit just that selected area. On an image layer, you can only alter the entire image (move, rotate, mirror etc.).

Ah, very nice. Quick and easy, thank you!. The radius tool actually does work on a line (path?) – no idea why it didn't work the first time I tried. 🤷‍♂️ Clicking the corner and typing in the radius is great. 👍 I didn't know that I could select an individual segment with the node tool. Then it behaves like a shape including the angle in the info panel. In this case no need to move the origin point by drag, I could just select it in the panel. line with radius.mov

I want to draw a line that are basically two straight segments with a 45 degree angle at their connection, same length and have a rounded corner in that angle of roughly a quarter of the length. What would be the easiest way to do that? For the two segments I used a circle as measurement tool (to get the same length). For the radius I tried the corner tool but it seems to work only with shapes.

Yes also unlock App Icon because it is the top level of the group. It's just an empty layer as a container. I don't think you can break anything on it by accident.

Not wanting to hijack the thread, but does anyone know how these orange colours in the layers panel are made? I find them quite useful visually.

I agree that unlocked items which are below a locked item should be selectable. But if the top element of a group is locked, then the entire group is locked and you cannot select (move or change) anything that is inside. You don't need to unlock everything, only the elements that are above. In your case that is the "App Icon" group layer and the "Icon" Symbol. These two are the containers, meaning they are made of the two layers inside (Text and shape). In other words: If you don't unlock the symbol, you cannot change it. So don't worry.

In Designer it works like this: A single click selects the top most item or group. A double click selects the item or group below the currently selected. Double click again and you go further down. A cmd-click selects the item directly. (strg-click on Win) Does that work on your machine?

I'm not aware of such but I'm far from knowing everything that's going on here...😄 Do a quick keyword search on the "Feedback" forum and if nothing comes up, why not post a feature request and see what happens. The moderators are very nice and usually respond to new requests.

When plugging in the external monitor while Photo is running, I get the opposite effect on the MBP retina display (getting smaller). Dragging it over to the external non-retina display, it does what op mentioned. Closing and re-opening Photo makes it show in the correct size again.

Afaik there is no one-step way. However, using the keyboard shortcut ⎇+Backspace helps to speed it up. inpaint-.mov

Interesting. The MBP has a built-in trackpad although I am/was using the Apple Magic Mouse which also has that touch surface built in for scrolling in any direction like a track pad. In very rare cases, some apps recognise a click for a drag. Perhaps because the finger moves on the touch surface when clicking.

Ah sorry totally forgot the essential info. 2.0.4 on MacOS Ventura 13.1, MBP 16 inch M1 Max. Attached is a secondary Eizo Monitor via HDMI if that is of any significance.

Wanted to move some furniture around (tool bar icons) and came across this glitch: Re-arranging the icons drags the entire window when click-dragging an icon. 😁 1. Enter the "Customise toolbar" mode via right-click on tool bar 2. Click-drag any icon sideways In some cases it is possible to move an icon, mainly when dragging it straight down and then sideways. See screen recording. tool bar.mov

The colour changes depending on what layer you are working on. It basically remembers what you were using on the individual layers. But I don't know much about that feature, I haven't payed attention to that as it just works for me as it is. IIRC there might be a setting but I'm not sure. Perhaps someone else can tell us more about that and whether it can be changed if required...? The character went green because you clicked on that little colour dot next to the picker symbol. That means "apply this colour please". It applies it to the object you have selected at that moment. How it works: If you select a colour by dragging the picker from the colour panel, it first gets loaded to that dot. Now you can decide whether to apply it to the primary or secondary colour (fill or stroke on shapes).

Perhaps this may help in the meanwhile: Klick on Quick-Mask (Keyboardshortcut Q) and use the move Tool to move and adjust a selection. selection.mov

When using the red button to close the document (window), the layers in the layers panel may still be visible although the document is not open. 1. Close the document window by clicking on the red button. 2. Click on the Doc Symbol to bring up the App. Now a document window comes up with the layers of the last used document visible. But the document itself is not open. What I would expect: Either an empty document window without layers or the picker-window where I can create a new document or chose from the recently used ones (I don't know how that window is called). See screenrecording attached. Photo 2.0.4 macOS Ventura 13.1 Close Document.mov

You can also use a shape (rectangle, curve etc.) and set the blend mode to "Erase". This will erase all layers beneath. If you want to only erase one specific layer, drag the shape on to that layer. Everything else will remain visible. This also works with pixel layers if you want to erase something by using the paint brush. That works like a nondestructive eraser.

I’d agree with the above points. Especially clipped highlights and true white balance can’t be recovered. Except when you develop into 32 HDR which retains highlight values above 1. Usually I do shadows & highlights, WB, noise and adjust saturation to be roughly where I want it. Sometimes I add a little bit of detail to improve sharpening later. That’s basically it. Then I develop in 16 or 32 bit where all that can be pushed and pulled quite a lot.

In the export dialog, look at the "Advanced" section. These two settings usually prevent colour shifts: ICC Profile select: "sRGB..." Check "Embed ICC profile"

In such cases i would overlap them. If you don’t like overlapping, then perhaps try the substract operation to cut it to a perfect fit. But before that I would make an export to the intended final format and check whether the gaps are visible there. It might be just a render thing at high zoom levels.