[[ADe] Select same color / fill / stroke / appearance]

4 minutes ago, Mark Ingram said:

There isn't much of an update to give unfortunately. We've just shipped version 1.7 and now we're working out what should come next.

Despite what some of the posts in this thread have suggested, we do listen, and we do implement features and changes as suggested by our users. Designer was first released 5 years ago, and since then people have been receiving free features and bug fixes, many of which had been requested and debated on this forum ahead of time. We think that's pretty fair.

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...people have been receiving free features and bug fixes, many of which had been requested and debated on this forum ahead of time. We think that's pretty fair.

Yeah, right, since we are paying customers.

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we do listen, and we do implement features suggested...Designer was first released 5 years ago

 *looks at thread life* - Sure ok, I guess we can take your word for it

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We've just shipped version 1.7 and now we're working out what should come next.

Is this feature being discussed next, Yes or No?

[[ADe] Select same color / fill / stroke / appearance]

I just realized AD didn't have this feature. The lack of these (or Affinity-ish implementation) selection options seriously hinder my work as well, I temporarily need to switch back to Ai for this reason.

 

I must say I'm not amused that this thread started almost 3 years ago.

 

[ +1 for the feature ]

 

A thread opened 3 years ago and way overdue for an a official response.

[Asset rotation showing inaccurate dimensions]

Hi Chris,

 

After playing with it some more I can see how it can be intended. I would like to refer to another thread that brought me to post this bug : Here. Although the way the boundaries behave with assets is by design, I would still argue that we need an option to reset boundaries for where it is needed in the workflow.

 

Thank you.

[Asset rotation showing inaccurate dimensions]

In this simple example attached, I have pulled an asset into my artboard and made a rotation. Even with a circular asset the rotation no longer accurately shows the dimensions. 

I found work around by un-grouping and re-grouping the objects, but I don't feel like this complements the workflow.

[Reset Bounding Box]

I'm not sure I follow exactly... It is not a mode toggle.  You can make a series of transformations, then reset the selection box to a uniform box.

 

Note that this only affects the selection box - it does not change the objects internal bounding box and transform.

 

Objects maintain their transforms so that they can be subsequently edited when re-selected - and you can "revert" components of the transform such a rotation or skew.  We intentionally did not follow what other apps do where every time you transform the selection box reverts back to a uniform rectangle (with these apps it's almost impossible to remove rotation or skew once it has been introduced).

 

The selection box toggle gives the best of both worlds in allowing you to get a uniform selection rectangle which can then be used for scaling with snapping.

 

 

While I whole heartily appreciate a current accessibility of the bounding box to easily be able to go back and edit the shape (fantastic feature), a permanent reset or an actual toggle mode is a huge request. Please and Thank you.

[[ADe] Select same color / fill / stroke / appearance]

+1

 

I was hoping there would be an official update on this topic somewhere. This is a key feature for switching from illustrator, very useful.

[[AD] Isolation Mode]

Hi QuietDesign,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

I don't know if you are already aware but you can already isolate pressing and holding ⌥ (option/alt) and clicking on a layer in the Layers panel. All the other objects will return as soon as you select something else or click on canvas.

 

MEB, I was totally unaware. Thank you for pointing it out. Are there any plans to improve the mode? Having the isolation mode fade and/or outline the rest of the artwork would be a better experience than if the isolation mode hides everything on the board. Also adding symbol isolation (unless this exists already) would be fantastic. Last, it was mentioned above, maybe implemented shortcut for selected items on the board in addition to (option/alt) in the layers panel.

[[AD] Isolation Mode]

+1 for isolation mode. It is pretty essential for my workflow. 

[Affnity Designer groups/search/order in symbols palette]

+1

Would also be nice to have a 'replace symbol' feature. Selecting a symbol currently on the art board and replace the symbol with one in the symbols library.