Mikeintosh
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I love when I randomly go to the forums and there is a new major new beta release available. Wish my top priority feature would be introduced - text exported as text in PSD export - but hey, I take it as it is.
- HYR and romanholba
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Could devs react to this thread please? It is quite essential issue, devs pressuring me to switch to Photoshop which is the last thing I would want. Help me out here...
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Hey,
Have been using Affinity for two years now and I never looked back after using Sketch and Photoshop. However I work in a big company now and I have a serious issues with exporting design for other people. Coders usually export project exported in PSD, they can also work with Sketch files (with Avocode and such).
However PSD export is pretty useless since AD exports text as a bitmap and Avocode support is nowhere to be seen. The only way for me is to export all elements for the projects and put notes to every text aresa so coders know the font size/color/weight, which is very time consuming.
Please help me out here, I would love to advocade AD to other colleagues but luck of proper export for coders to use holds the app back big time. I would be really sad if I needed to switch back to other apps just because of this.
Mike
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Does this update fix the black canvas problem? Every time Macbook goes to sleep and it’s woken up, all project’s canvases are plain black and I have to reopen every file to fix it. Very annoying.
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Thank you! Actually any distortion (at least freeform) would do. Completely overlooked it in the roadmap. Can’t wait.
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Hi,
I wanted to ask you if there are plans for a transformation/perspective tool in AD. The current skewing is very limited while Affinity Photo has a spectacular perspective tool. Juggling between apps just for this functions feels like a stretch and adding perspective to a text is quite common thing to do in design. I am just wondering since I don’t see a transformation tool in feature roadmap therefore I want to ask if you indeed plan this feature for AD.
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Can you possibly send me a file which isn't working? support@seriflabs.com
Thanks! :)
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Is your MacBook's system language English or something different? :)
It’s Czech. No such issues with the current stable version.
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Do you get the 'All Fonts' collection in the character window?
Can you run the console application, and then start up Designer and go into the text tool. Do you get any error messages in console?
Edit: Can you also give us your computer specs, and OS X version?
I do get All Fonts in character window. In the console I didn’t find any recent error message for AD beta. Currently I am running OS X 10.10.2 on MacBook Air 13" mid-2013 (MacBookAir6,2)
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Not sure if it was reported but I found serious bug in RC2. Basically I cannot change font of the text. The font selection box is disabled and it even doesn’t show the currently selected font. The only way for me to change typeface is via Character window. See attachment.
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Mikeintosh
You can set the value at which the corner gets cut with the "Miter" input field from the stroke panel on the context toolbar.
Thanks for that information, completely overlooked it.
Anyway I think the inner outline and expanding curve is the way to go with the hole thing
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Maybe I should be more specific. When I said hole I ment a hole in the shape of the object, not an circle.
Now it would be nice to have an dropdown where you could choose which shape you want to subtract, but also maybe a little too much to ask for. ;)
I see. I usually use inner outline and then expand the stroke. But since there is a problem with corners being cut I get your point.
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Why not just substracting a circle from any shape?
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Hi,
any plans for better pattern support? Especially pattern overlay layer style? I would welcome some way to store and organize patterns same way I can organize brushes. But most importantly I would be able to work with PSDs with pattern overlay. In current version those just won’t show up in AD so I cannot work with some PSDs properly.
- uncivilized and Matthias
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Hi Serif team,
I am currently in a middle of a transition from Sketch to Affinity Design. As much as I like Sketch, AD is quite superior and feels like a real proffesional tool. I mostly design apps and websites therefore my needs comes from UI design. Still there are some things I lack in Affinity Design and prevents me from using it as a main design tool.
1) Instant measuring distances - in Sketch I can always select any object, hold ALT and hover over any object and I instantly get distances from those objects in pixels. It also works for distances between layers, guides and borders. It works like magic and I really have trouble designing without it as it’s very addictive once you start using it. I know I can draw rectangles but it’s annoing compared to that. Please consider it.
2) duplicating objects with options - there is no easy way to rotate copies of an object in Affinity Designer. Say I have to put 50 copies of a rectangle with rounded edgest around a circle to create a tyre. Or a custom cog I can’t create with the shape preset. Or just simple "create 50 copies of this within selected area".
3) Snapping to full pixels - Snapping to half pixels is usually useless for me in UI design (it results in blurry icons on mobile devices), I need to force snapping to full pixels.
4) Mirrored direction handles – couldn’t find any way to move the direction handles of a nod in a mirrored way. Maybe I am missing something or is this option missing?
5) Eyedropper tool behavior - Whn using eyedropper tool first I have to drag it and once I am done I have to tap the small circle with the selected color to apply it. Why this unnecessary step? In Sketch I can instantly use the color when releasing the cursor. This behavior only slows me down.
6) Object style presets and smart objects - self-explainetory, it makes designing a UI with repeating elements a breeze. Any plans for that?
7) App for previews – you probably need to implement artboards first but it would be nice to preview designs instantly on iOS and/or Android devices. At least you can integrate Skala preview? Sketch app is killer for that.
Thank you for considering all this. Besides that AD is perfect app for design and looking forward to use it more. Sketch has so many bugs, limitations and it’s very slow compared to Affinity Designer.
Mike
Zeplin or Avocode integration or own solution (critical)
in Feedback for Affinity Designer V1 on Desktop
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Hi,
i know this topic was already suggested elsewhere, however devs never answered any of these threads, nor commented on this feature at all. So here we go again. I work as a UI designer, which mostly includes web design. Therefore I need a way to share my work with non-designer programmers. Not just exports but other stuff like typography, dimensions, margins etc. Other software integrates with services like Avocode or Zeplin (namely Photoshop, Sketch). This makes Affinity much less useful for web designer as I am pressed to hand all the information over to web developers. So I would like to know whether Serif devs plan to include such integration or release its own solution. This is an essential feature for designers like me and very long time overdue. Please, Serif, comment on this finally.