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This feature would be useful here:

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Sorry, but I can not agree with you. In my opinion, everything is described in the book quite clearly. "Show Rotation Centre", page 315, point 5, with figure (down). "Power duplicate", page 315, point 6, with figure (up).

You already asked about it once.

I personally think, that the use term of "Layer" and "Layers" is not entirely correct and consistent, see your second picture. "Layer" is and should always be only one/single layer. As for the grouping of many objects and many layers, like Groups, it should always be "Layers". Here, I suppose, should be Layers, because is created a group/stack for several objects. https://affinity.help/designer/English.lproj/pages/Layers/createLayers.html P.S. Actually, I do not really understand, why the Layer/Layers are there, why it is not enough the standard and logically cleaner Groups.

No. As I described in my post, the webworld did not understand, what the "Layer Menu" and "Expand Stroke" means. webworld: "I do not know if Expand Stroke is supposed to create a 3rd layer automatically. See the red arrow. I am guessing that there is a button somewhere in the Stroke that I would have created the 3rd layer".

The workbook is written: "Then, from the Layer Menu select Expand Stroke." Menu is "Menu", so Layer Menu is this, and Expand Stroke is this. This is Layer "Panel" or "Studio", not "Menu". What it is the "Menu" or the "Studio", is listed in the Workbook on page 15, about "Expand Stroke" operation on page 295 point 3.

Unfortunately, this is the Affinity standard property. "Lock" does not protect the layer before editing and deleting, but only before selecting it from the canvas.

Exactly according to the instructions. 1, draw square: 2, draw six circle: 3, select all circle, and Add: 4, Layer menu, Expand stroke: I have "three" layers! 5, select Rectangle layer, Forward one, select with bottom layer, Subtract: 6, shift position, Expand stroke: 7, Substract, Add, Final:

Warning text (with bomb symbol). https://affinity.help/designer/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Text/pathText.html?title=Text on a path

Yes, it is show in first image, right part: - one (bottom) layer is fill rectangle (see point 2. Select the square... ), - middle layer is added circles group, - and top layer is expanded stroke from this circles group. I think, that you must read this tutorials more carefully.

No, definitely not. I think,that two/three separate apps are the right way, because they allow users to buy exactly what they need for their specific purposes. They are only interested in photography, they buy only APhoto. If their interest is wider, they buy both or all three apps. I would, however, like to customize the application according to the purchased licenses. Already today, the applications can do everything else with other applications - ADesigner can apply filters to photos created in APhoto, APhoto can draw vector shapes drawn in ADesigner (like text on path), etc. This is a big advantage of a common format and common engine applications (bravo, I say this as a developer). So just make it available to other applications is editing and entering specific parameters - make them modular to adapt their skills/Personas according to the licenses (Draw Persona in APhoto, Photo and Develop Persona in ADesigner, etc.). When buying two or more licenses, ASuite application would be created instead of a individual APh/ADe/APub applications, between which you need to switch. Perhaps I wrote it understandably :-)

I personally think, that the price for Affinity applications is so low, that it allows users to buy second tool, if they use it.

This is good way, if you work with text.

I do not know, what you mean by the "sector" tool, but using the Slice Tool it's no problem (at least in version 1.6.5.135). As for the Slice Selection Tool, it only serves to select the appropriate slice.

Gradient is always from one color to second color. Select one side gradient (called stops) - set color HSL 28,67,27. Select second (opposite) side (stops) gradient - set color HSL 52,65,67. "Gradient control" on page 105, point 4, you read? I already gave you a link.

I think not. Maybe APub?

That is called "marching ants" :-)

There it will confuse with other information. A slight highlight of the icon frame would be enough.

Filters > Colours > Erase White Paper

Radius = 0?

I do not understand the context of my post.

Rather, an original *.afdesign file might be interesting.