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Bilbo Bowman

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  1. I agree. Something along the lines of Illustrator's Actions would be very useful. It's on my wish list.
  2. Being able to organize swatches into groups or folders would be extremely helpful. Hopefully this feature gets added soon.
  3. I keep hitting roadblocks when I try to duplicate my typical Photoshop workflow using Affinity Photo. The latest one is the fact that there is no Paths Panel so PSD Paths don't make the trip to AF. If I open a PSD file in Affinity Photo that has existing paths that I need, the paths do not come along for the ride. I'm not sure if this is the best work-around, but if I create vector shapes from the paths in Photoshop first, they will appear as a vector curves in AF. While this works, it is a major pain, not to mention this would require me to keep an active Photoshop license too, which defeats the purpose. I have years worth of PSD files that contain needed paths. I'm not expecting AF to have feature for feature parody with Photoshop, but it should have the core tools covered if they want users to make the switch. I would consider the Paths Panel a core tool. Last night I forced myself to rebuild an existing typical project from scratch, and wow, it took a lot longer! I expect that it is largely because I have 25 years of Photoshop muscle memory and still need to get fully acclimated with an AF workflow. PLEASE, add a paths panel that will keep the paths of existing PSD files! I want to make the switch and fire Adobe.
  4. The user experience for making feature requests is pretty bad. As an example, I really want a Paths Panel in Affinity Photo and have paths import from PSDs. I tried to search for the request first and the results were everything under the sun related to paths. (maybe I'm doing something wrong) Why not set each feature request as a poll and make any search limited to feature requests only? This way, I could search for "Paths Panel" and find the feature request poll right away so I can add my support for that feature to be added. I would guess that this kind of system would be better and yield more accurate feature requests which would help Serif better allocate their resources. I really like the Affinity software, but I continually run into issues that keep me from leaving the Adobe ecosystem. Sometimes there are work-arounds that are easy, some are more difficult and time consuming and sometimes it just can't be done. I'm not here to bitch, I'm here because I want the Affinity software to continue to improve and add the most requested features first so I can finally say "see ya later" to Adobe.
  5. I'd really appreciate a "Paths" panel to store paths created in order to generate selections.
  6. When a user clicks on the Stroke Panel's tab to bring it to the front, I would hazard a guess that the first thing that most users would want to do is set the stroke width. Is it possible that when the stroke panel is activated and brought to the front that the stroke width field be the highlighted and active field by default so it is ready for input without having to click into the field first? It's a little tweak, but it would speed things up. There are other places where this same thinking applies across all three of the Affinity apps. Also, when editing a field that already contains a value, it would be great if the user could click on that field's label or icon to fully highlight the value in that field so a new value can immediately be entered. It's faster than clicking into the field and manually selecting the value that needs to be changed. Some, but not all of the Adobe apps work this way and while it too is a little thing, it is surprising how it speeds up your work. There are still a few missing features on my wishlist before I can fully kick Adobe to the curb, but Affinity is doing an awesome job! I use the Affinity apps when I can and when I need to use Adobe, it's like taking a time machine to the past – their stuff just feels dated, bloated and slow. (not to mention expensive)
  7. That makes sense. I figured that it was something that I did. I've been using InDesign since it's beta and XPress before that so it's going to take a bit to get the lay of the land with the Affinity apps. I do like them a lot though.
  8. Adding a Shift-Return or extra tabs are quick and easy workarounds, although it may need to be adjusted should any text be added or removed in that particular bullet point. Indenting the remaining lines via a paragraph style is probably the best way to accomplish the task at present in my opinion, although the Bulleted List / Numbered List feature should be smart enough to look after this automatically as in InDesign. With that said, I'm still loving Publisher so far.
  9. I tried it again last night and it worked as expected. I'm not sure what happened on the first try. Probably pilot error.
  10. Thanks, I did find it and tested it on some random text. It didn't work quite right for me last night. I could add the grey box around the first paragraph, but I also had white bars behind the text. I tried it again tonight and it worked as expected. It must have been pilot error. Thanks!
  11. OK, I figured out how to set up paragraph shading if I want to highlight a particular paragraph in a body of text, but why the white bars behind the text? I wasn't expecting that. Thanks in advance!
  12. I think terms like "Paragraph Rules" where it relates to paragraphs, "Frame Rules" where it relates to frames, "Paragraph Shading" for highlighting a specific paragraph make far more sense. The term "decoration" should not even be in the same sentence as graphic design. We are professionals, we don't decorate anything. (just my two cents) Regardless, I'm glad it's in there, I too had to hunt for it. BTW, I'm still looking for a paragraph shading feature, I expect that it's there somewhere, just named something different.
  13. Decorations? Decorations? Agreed that is simply an awful name! One of the first things that I teach my students is that graphic design is about good typography, good colour and good composition. It is NOT about "decorating" the page. Never "decorate" the page.
  14. I am very pleased with Affinity Publisher, it is an awesome first release! With that said, I also want the packaging feature. I package all projects before moving them to my Drobo "cold storage" folder for long-term archiving. While I am generally very organized and careful in my workflow, it is wonderful peace of mind to I know without a doubt, that absolutely everything needed for the project has been archived. I'd prefer not to embed files, it's just not a workflow that I like.
  15. Does anyone know where the toggle lives to turn guide editing off in the beta? I'd love a right-click on the canvas. Muscle memory. I must be missing it.
  16. Greetings all! I'm Bill, a graphic designer and Professor of Graphic Design from Ontario Canada. I am a long time Adobe Creative Suite user and make my living using the Adobe programs. The Affinity apps have really sparked my interest. While they may not be as feature rich (yet), I'd say that is not necessarily a bad thing. By comparison, the Adobe programs feel a bit dated from a UI perspective and somewhat bloated while the Affinity apps definitely do not. From what I can tell so far, for seasoned Adobe pros, the learning curve is not all that bad, especially for Affinity Photo. I'm a busy guy but look forward to putting the apps through their paces as my schedule allows. I don't see them fully replacing my Adobe Suite anytime soon, but I easily see them as a compliment to my existing tool kit. Nice work Affinity Team! B
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