[Settings\Background Grey Does not work in latest Beta 1781 on all three Apps]

Self Explanatory. Cannot adjust the level of background grey in all three applications on Windows 11 desktop machine.

Thank you.

[Publisher 2 (2.0.4 latest) Please add PDF file size information BEFORE rendering]

Thanks Garry for pointing this out. I've been so distracted waiting for the Preview window (which seems to be related to the Estimated File Size) to calculate I completely missed the obvious. Shows just how easy it is to distract our attention from something right in front of our eyes.

As the Preview window is so small I wonder why it needs to be there at all, especially as it seems to only display Page 01? I cannot seem to be able to disable it.

Anyone know why it takes so long? I have a new computer with a 12C/24T chip, 64 Gb Ram and running the software off an extremely fast Samsung M2 drive?

Thanks. Really impressed with the Software Suite 2.0.4 now that it comes with MSI installers.

[Publisher 2 (2.0.4 latest) Please add PDF file size information BEFORE rendering]

When in Publisher about to export to PDF format adjusting various render options it would be so helpful to get a real-time calculation of the final pdf file size BEFORE rendering.

At present I am constantly making various adjustments and rendering to find a large pdf file, having to go through the process again and again. I'm trying to obtain the best quality verses small file size.

Thank you.

[Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program]

I have just requested a refund.

There is already enough tyranny imposed on people in the world, I don't respect software companies that enforce this approach on their customers, it's not acceptable. At this point I no longer care if Serif issue .exe files and offer a formal apology. The damage is done already.

In addition I find the changes introduced into V2 underwhelming and I am quite happy to continue using V1 which already fulfils my needs very nicely.

I hope Serif learns some humility from this serious error of judgement.

[Publisher 2 export to PDF bug]

You are correct. My mistake. I do apologise. will try again. Thanks for pointing this out. Long stressful day so far.

[Publisher 2 export to PDF bug]

Opened a Publisher document created in version 1 and resaved it as version 2 file. Apparently everything appears OK.

However when exporting all spreads to PDF instead of creating one small pdf file (i.e. 5 KB as in version 1) it splits them into individual page PDFs that total huge MB.

Some major bug needs fixing here. And I'm sorry to say that I have not even begun to put this software through its paces yet.

 

 

[Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program]

Just bought the Suite and could not find the installation files so was unable to create shortcuts and worse unable to find a way to run the software! The only way I could launch the software was to double-click on the downloaded installation files which gave me the option to Launch from there. Total irritation and confusion.

However in the meantime after much faffing about through the Forum I discovered to my dismay that these are "App" files and do not install into the Program folder of my C drive and do not appear in my Programs & Features... How do I uninstall them?

I absolutely hate this unexplained change to installing/removing software and am not happy with the way this has been implemented, particularly as no advanced notification (as far as I could tell) was given.

I very much like what Serif is doing with Affinity and love the software but cannot stand this insane change to the standard installation procedure.

Please Serif fix this unwanted installation mess asap. and please retain some independence from the dumbing-down that Micro$oft continually applies to Windows in the so-called attempt to make it better.

I sincerely hope you listen.

[App Installer failed to install package dependencies (split)]

Worked for me too! Thanks for the information. All 3 Apps running perfectly.

[Re-size document bug -- serious!]

Thank you CedarHouse,

This is a fundamental issue we are talking about here -- fundamental.

Affinity can have all the fantastic bells and whistles and bling you can throw at it but without fixing this issue Affinity Photo, as far as my work is concerned, is basically useless.

It makes me very sad to have to say that here on this forum.

I cannot understand why there are not hundreds, or more, users complaining about this problem.... I can only assume there are very few people here that actually work professionally for print.

Everyone working with images should watch those Photoshop Lessons. I hate to say it but Photoshop has got this absolutely right. It's very clear, concise and very very user friendly. Affinity Devs need to take a lesson from this.

Even something as as basic and simple as setting up a new photo document in Affinity Photo is confusion and clumsy.

This resize/re-sample subject really does need some serious attention to fix this, otherwise, in its current state, no working designer in print can take this software as a serious replacement for Photoshop.

[Re-size document bug -- serious!]

Surprised at lack of response so far. So let's make this as clear as possible.

Using Photoshop: Create a new document 5" x 5 " (3000 x 3000 px) at 600 dpi. Save it and reopen it to check same details are correct. OK. Now change from 600 to 300 dpi WITHOUT re-sampling = size doubles to 10" x 10" at 300 dpi (3000 x 3000 pxs). Which is exactly what I want.

Exactly the same procedure applies when using Corel Painshop Pro.

Why can I not easily do this in Affinity Photo?

I do a lot of stuff for print and that involves scanning images... which I always do at a higher dpi value so it enables me to easily enlarge the picture, and still hit above 300dpi if required and/or downsample if not. This is absolutely key to my work. As a busy graphic designer working with lots of text and images I need a latitude of flexibility that is constantly changing throughout the design process. It is not an exact science -- I don't know exactly how large (or small) the pictures are going to be until I'm actually well into the layout, I don't even necessarily know exactly how many pages I'm going to end up needing! So you get the idea. So scanning images with higher than 300 dpi is critical to my print work.

So back to Affinity Photo.

So lets create a new custom document 5" x 5" at 600 dpi (3000 x 3000 px). Now let's say I want to enlarge the output print size of the image (because I need a bigger picture). I open the resize document dialog box I change the 600 dpi to 300 dpi and DISABLE resampling, the image size should double to 10" x 10" which is exactly what I want, right.

BUT I end up with a 300 dpi image STILL at the same size of 5" x 5" NOT WHAT I WANT.

This makes using Affinity Photo for print work unusable for me, also I have lost confidence in the product as I cannot get to do what I want.

Can someone please explain how I achieve this in Affinity Photo? Can it be done at all?

If I'm missing something here please let me know. I really want to use this software, but at the moment I have to do ALL my resizing/resampling in Photoshop because it works exactly as I expect it to and Affinity Photo does not.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Re-size document bug -- serious!]

I scan an 11 inch x 8 inch BW photo at 800 dpi saved as a windows tiff file. Open it in APhoto select resize document to 300 dpi with the resample option disabled. Image size as displayed in dialogue boxes is now 31 inches x 22 inches (which is what you would expect). Click resize.

Open document resize to check and it displays the original size 11 x 8 inch dimensions now at 300 dpi.

Did the same procedure in Photoshop and it worked exactly as expected. So something appears very seriously wrong here.

Anyone confirm please?

[Find and Replace needs fixing to add whole word]

Hi Walt -- many thanks for pointing that out. I had missed the cog-wheel on the "Find" section completely but had opened and checked the cog options on the "Replace" drop-down.

Very helpful forum, very pleased to be a member.

Thanks again.

[Drop-down Text Point Size on Menu Bar only enlarges]

I know Point Size can be changed by various means (using the Character and Paragraph Panels for example) however using dual display monitors my second display is quite cluttered with floating menus so all the information I need is always available -- great detail.

I'm finding that when I work with text point size it is more convenient for me to pop up to the Menu bar and click on the Point Size drop-down menu. However the drop down menu only displays point sizes larger than those I am currently using which makes it awkward and irritating to scale back the point size.

What I am suggesting is that the drop-down menu contains the current point size centered with smaller point sizes above as well as larger point sizes below.

Also can anyone please tell me if there is a quick key-stroke to change currently selected text up and down a point. Does it exist? And if not could it please be implemented.

Thank you.

[Find and Replace needs fixing to add whole word]

Just started using Find & Replace only to discover it does not have "find whole word" option. Big omission.

Also a "search forward" / "search back" option would assist enormously.

Thank you.

[Dark UI Multi Doc open Tabs hard to see active Tab]

I like using the Dark UI but when I have several documents open at once the active document Tab is hard to identify, resulting in my closing down the document I'm working on by mistake. I've done this many times so far and is very irritating.

The Light UI appears to provide more contrast and is easier to use. However I like the Dark.

Might I suggest that the open project name in the currently active Tab could appear in colour (perhaps user defined in preferences?). Failing that then by adding a small red dot to the active Tab would help enormously.

Thank you.

[Non-breaking spaces too large]

Thank You Serif for providing a fix for this in Beta 249 by adding the option to add a "narrow non-breaking space" as well as maintaining the original add non-breaking space.

Your attention to detail is an inspiration to us all. Thank you.

[Non-breaking spaces too large]

Thanks to everyone who replied, it's appreciated.

Libre Training you have hit the nail on the head -- it's a font issue. Interesting any font that is "font name" BT and the spaces are wide. Other, non BT, fonts and the spacing seems perfect. I have hundreds of fonts on my system and an awful lot are of the BT variety. So basically it's a big problem.

Now the issue is whether Publisher is at fault with these fonts or not? It is hard for me to imagine that the whole BT font category is somehow flawed.

Perhaps the Devs can investigate further?

I think that about covers it for now. Thanks you again for the replies.

Finally I love what Serif are doing with the Affinity product range. Publisher is shaping up very well. Keep up the great work Serif, you are onto a big winner here.

[Non-breaking spaces too large]

The font is Charter BT 10 pt on 12 leading. The text frame is part of a linked sequence and the text is set Left. Everything else text-wise normal, default settings. Nothing special going on here. If you check the screen grab from within Publisher you will see the NBS as previously indicated. Please remember that all these three names are automatically text-wrapped within the frame boundaries which is why they appear at the start of each line.

However I have just reduced the right side of the frame to allow the text to re-wrap and the same wide spaces apply. (see new screen shot below).

I hope this provides some further assistance.

Thank you.

[Non-breaking spaces too large]

Please look at the enclosed attachment enlarged screen shot. Look at the normal spaces between the words, in this case real names, and then compare to the non-breaking spaces added between the names "Trevor Horn; Boris Blank; and Tan Dun". Clearly you can see that these NBS are noticeably wider.

This problem exists within Publisher (the latest beta 238) and the previous version too. This problem was identified from viewing an exported 300dpi pdf.

Thank you.

[Please add Percentage option to re-size menu]

Thank you. That's very helpful.

[Please add Percentage option to re-size menu]

The title says it all.

I'm resorting to using FastStone Image Viewer to quickly resize my digital pictures to 20% for attaching to emails -- when I want to use Affinity Photo!

Please add this option. Thank you.

[Need the ability to find "hidden" objects]

I recently discovered three hidden and "unknown" text frames in a document using the Font Manager and Locate enabled me to discover them, by accident!

Publisher needs some option/function to discover and display "hidden" unwanted objects that lurk within a document. It was a shock for me to discover these text frames that had remained hidden within the "Final" version of the work and could cause serious output issues. If three large text frames were hidden then what  else could be there, unwanted?

CorelDraw has the ability to "wireframe" everything so any rogue item can be spotted and removed.

Publisher needs the ability to display ALL items on and off the page spread. Forgive me if there is already some ability/function to do this, if there is perhaps someone would be kind enough to show me how.

Thank you. I love the way Publisher is shaping up. Great work so far.

[Export -- Overflow Text Warning. Bug?]

I think I have solved the issue causing this problem. Updating to Beta 128 I discovered the Document "Font Manager". It showed me that I had used Aerial and Aerial Italic in the document. (I had no recollection of using this in the layout!). Using the "Located" option it took me to a hidden and undiscovered text frame that spanned part of the document spread and a large section of the pasteboard. The text frame was empty (it contained no text) and was not linked to any other text frames in the document. I deleted it only to find another two similar text frames which were then deleted.

I can only assume that this was the cause of the "text overflow" message.

However the fact that "unknown" text frames remained hidden in the document is a cause for great concern to me. Publisher needs some kind of option to display such hidden and undetected objects so they can be analysed and removed accordingly.

I will post this again as a future feature request. Thank you.

[Export -- Overflow Text Warning. Bug?]

Hi Chris and thanks for the response.

The text was copied from my Blog/Web site and stored in a LibraOffice Writer Doc (native odt format) for backup purposes. From this I copied and pasted the text into the Publisher Booklet document. The section in question was spread across 22 linked text frames. It is possible that some rogue formatting remained hidden within this block of text, and it's possible that this might be the cause of the problem -- I don't really know to be honest.

Perhaps I need to copy the publisher document strip out the text and try again. The only thing is I am busy right now and it might be several days before I can reply further.

In passing I was very impressed with what I managed to achieve in Publisher, in the first Beta. Great work, it can only keep getting better. I have a lot of faith in you guys. I hope some of the features in Publisher (like the drop-down font display, and the ability to move the ruler settings to any point on the page, just to name two) make it back into the upcoming Designer update. Thanks.

 

[APub .58 - Master page setting lost on first page]

I had the same problem following the update to 58. However it was a right hand side of a spread pages 6 & 7 in a 58 page document. The text and pictures were still there in the frame but the BG setting (from a Master Page Spread) was gone.

I resolved it by creating another spread following the effected page and simply moved the text boxes down into it (the text flow links remained intact) and then deleting the dodgy page but also there were three rogue horizontal guide lines on the replacement page which I could not drag off the spread. But I used the "Guide Manager" to delete them OK.

Looks like some kind of bug to me?