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19 hours ago, huangzhikang said:
I need an image annotation function like InDesign, which generates image annotations under the image according to the image file name;
I often import hundreds of photos at a time, and add a picture description after typesetting. Now I can only copy and paste the name of each photo. If there is an automatic generation function, it will greatly save time.
Adding captions and an index of figures would be an excellent addition to Affinity Publisher.
Come to that, so would a bibliography feature for academic works.
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53 minutes ago, Tia Lapis said:
And here it goes again. One would think people had accepted finally that support for Arabic script is not important to Serif. It really starts to grind my nerves 8(
There was a version of Pageplus X5 by serif which supported RTL. I believe the version was done in collaboration with others. It had a limited run.
I agree that in a worldwide market, RTL would be a boon to the Affinity apps. However, it may be that specialiy trained coders need to be brought in to explain the algorithms that are used for such rendering of RTL cursive text. They would then need to find a way to intergrate the algorithms with their own LTR algorithms. They would also need to implement the overriding algorithm to detect changes between the two rendering styles per word, line or paragraph.
And then there is the spell-checking implementation to consider.
The next request will be support for TTB textual rendering. That sounds like it could be another complex but interesting challenge.
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On 10/18/2022 at 9:06 PM, AlanPickup said:
Comes from a misspent youth reading saucy postcards on Blackpool's Golden mile, nudge, nudge, wink, wink know what I mean gov!
I remember those postcards. The Carry-On Films seemed to be based on them. As did the comedy of Frankie Howerd and the Two Ronnies. There was also a running gag in Are You Being Served with Mrs Slocombe and her cat. She was always talking about her cat, oblivious to any other possible meaning of the word she used. Ironically, the vulgar interpretation depended upon the mindset of the audience. As a child, I never saw the funny side of that joke. As an adult, I saw the joke but didn't think it was that funny.
I suppose my Asperger's is the reason I like to categorize things according to their correct context. Hence, this poem was written about a cat but with a certain level of ambiguity in the first stanza to catch out people with so-called "dirty minds". If you read it innocently, it is obviously about a cat.
It seems I've created a psychological experiment in verse, which tells you more about the reader than the writer.
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On 10/14/2022 at 11:43 AM, AlanPickup said:
Tried to get an image from stable diffusion for Tongue and cheek as words do not cut it
Just realized what you were implying. Gosh, I am so thick. If there is anything "tongue-in-cheek" about the poem it is that the innocent plain meaning is the correct one. Any other vulgar or variant interpretation is purely in the mind of the reader. Is there an inverse "tongue-in-cheek"?
I don't think "Kitty" would have worked, as it tends to be a more American meaning for a cat. I suppose "Feline" would be the least ambiguous, although its definition seems ironically vague.
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There are some very bizarre results. However, it can be very interesting indeed.
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1 hour ago, AlanPickup said:
Tried to get an image from stable diffusion for Tongue and cheek as words do not cut it
It takes a few attempts before you get something you can work with. Isn't the phrase tongue in cheek?
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Here is my latest comedy poem laid out in Affinity Publisher. It is a comedy observation about a cat that drools when excited or relaxed. This was written to reclaim the word "pussy" to mean "domestic cat". I hope you find it funny.
The background image was created using stable diffusion ai and then using digital auto painter and affinity photo to complete the creation. The document was laid out in Affinity Publisher.
Moderator, please could you move this to Share Your Work. Thanking you in advance.
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I don't know if anyone has noticed this bug but if you create an artistic text letter R,B,P,D and convert it to curves to create a vector object. Then clone that object with a CTRL drag. Select the cloned object and flip it horizontally. Then bring them together, so the stalk overlaps to give a mirrored, merged effect. Then select both images and use the geometry add function, the objects do not join as expected. The one on the right fills in the hole in the R, B, P, D but leaves the object on the left as is.
I have included a document for you to try and replicate this for yourself. The object on the left is what the add function should do (created in DrawPlus). All you have to do is select both of the objects on the right and select geometry add function.
This bug also occurs in Affinity Designer.
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On 10/25/2021 at 11:56 AM, PaulEC said:
Usually I find that the Panorama tool works well, but (and I do realise it's called a Panorama tool!) it doesn't do so well if you try to stich several flat images together. (For example, several A4 scans of a larger document.) Sometimes it works, but sometimes the result is distorted. It would be really handy if there was an option to tell the Panorama tool that the original images are flat ones that need to be stitched, rather than actual panoramic images. Currently the tool seems to try to "correct" distortion that isn't there.
Sounds like a job for Serif's Scan Stitch and Share. Unfortunately, it was a legacy product and has been discontinued. It was limited to 300dpi and only existed on Windows. You might be able to get a copy on Ebay. However, as it was based on Serif's Panorama Plus then serif might be able to tweak Affinity Photo's Panorama algorithms to provide a similar function.
Nuance PaperPort may have offered a similar function, but I cannot remember.
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What? No request for an OpenBSD version of Affinity? A very stable UNIX environment could do with the support.
To be honest, Serif have to go where the money is. Effort cannot be expended on projects for which there will not be suitable remuneration. Such is the neocapitalist environment of business and the limitation of free market economics.
So, I won't hold my breath for a version for the Amiga or Atari ST.
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1 hour ago, inkster said:
Hello
If this is already a feature, let me know.... Otherwise, a feature request would be an option for PDFs created from Affinity Publisher, to prevent editing and copying of the contents of the PDF.
This could be by password required to edit/copy the contents.
Let me know!
Thank you!
PDF security is not yet supported in Affinity under version 1.xxx. You will need a third party PDF editor to modify and edit security on PDFs. I use Ashampoo PDF Pro 3 for such work, which I got for under £9 when it was on offer.
Mind you, version 2 of Affinity may have some useful stuff added when it arrives.
+1 for the suggestion though.
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7 hours ago, TrentL said:
That is a pretty advanced example. For a blend tool, I would simply like something that can interpolate between different shapes and colors. Examples from Illustrator:
Right. I see.
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9 hours ago, 2ddpainter said:
May I ask if you have Vector Objects
or a Bitmap when you export such a result ?Either. Initially vectors, but can export vectors or bitmaps. This was the DrawPlus blend tool at work.
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I take it you don't mean this type of blend tool. But something else.
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Actually there are two features I miss from DrawPlus.
The perspective tool for easy rotation and manipulation of objects on the page, The shadow tool for easy addition and placement of a drop shadow on the page.
I also miss the ability to produce a perspective drop shadow. Like this.
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On 7/27/2022 at 10:50 PM, Bryce said:
it was marketed as professional, but we never took it seriously because it never could output correct PDF's. They were always RGB even if the colors were correct in the file. Pageplus could export separations but we do not want the programs exporting them. Printers need to control how the files are exported and separated for their equipment and imposition purposes.
Affinity programs can export correctly with spot colors and pantone colors in the exported PDF files.
I always wanted PagePlus to export right, but it couldn't. I still use it for things such as calendars and other items because I don't know of any thing else that can do that. I then export the files as PDF, correct the colors, and then import them into Affinity or Adobe (pretty much have left Indesign). If I could find another generic calendar maker, I would drop Parallels and Pageplus, but for now I haven't found anything that competes with this old program.
This does Calendars.
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"Someday when Affinity offers scripting it would be easy to create a calendar wizard. I might write a script to draw stylized calendars because it would be straightforward and a fun project. But then once you've done that somebody will want holidays and you'll spend a lot of time finding a source of international holiday data. And then somebody will want you to add support for the 13-month Coptic calendar and the next thing you know it will no longer be a fun little project and will be real work. I think I've already talked myself out of it."
And the formulae for calculating both Passover and Easter are ... a course of higher mathematics away.
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Mac only. Looks quite good though.
https://www.thekeptpromise.com/CreateBooklet/
A few other options. Bookbinder PDF seem quite powerful and is written in Jython. Theoretically, that means it could be set up to run on other platforms. Not just Windows.
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7 hours ago, Nathan Shirley said:
Those look promising, but do they support adding creep? I couldn't find anything about that from either.
Not sure but Anti-Shingle is included in Clickbook
4.4 Modify Layout
The Modify Layout dialog box allows the user to make permanent changes to any layout format. It also allows the user to save
their changes as a new layout by selecting Save As or to save their changes over an existing layout by clicking done.
To access the Modify Layout dialog go to Layouts on the menu bar, and select Modify Layouts.
Layout: Displays the current layout.
Style:
Booklet Type - Select a booklet style such as Cut book, Folded book, French fold, Planner pages, Poster, Tiled, Tri-fold
and Zine.
Anti-Shingle - In large folded booklets with more than 10 sheets of paper the edges start to creep out in the center untilrinting with ClickBook 16
the edge looks like a V. We call this shingling. ClickBook can move the page towards the center so you can cut offexcess paper without cutting into printed text.
Mini-pgs. on Sheet - Select how many pages to put on a single sheet of paper.
Sheet Orientation - Select if you want the sheet to print in Portrait or Landscape Orientation.
Repeat - The effect of Repeat depends on the current Layout. Repeat can be used to print more copies when there aren't
enough mini-pages to fill the sheet. Repeat can also be used, alternatively, to avoid the step of assembling multiple
booklets.
Printer (* Settings are layout specific.)
Paper Size - Select the size of paper you want to use. NOTE: Default paper size is specified by the Operating System.
Paper Tray - Select the printer paper tray you wish to use.
Print Quality - Select the print quality you wish to print with.
Print Color - Select between Color and Monochrome.
Binding
Binding Edge - Choose how you want the binding edge
Printing
Print Sides - Select to print on one side or both sides of paper.
Sub Booklets
Sub-Booklets - Rather than folding a whole booklet together, you may wish to print and fold sub-booklets separately, and
then bind them together. Mark the check box to activate sub-booklet printing. Then set Pages-per to the number of
pages you want each sub-booklet to contain.
Scaling
Absolute Dimensions - ClickBook sets the Mini-page dimensions to fill a sheet of paper. You can set the dimensions by
turning on Absolute Dimensions.
Width - Specify the width to match a custom page size.
Height - Specify the height to match a custom page size.
Scaling - Choose the type of scaling to use, either One to One, No Scaling, or Stretch to fit.
Margins
Paper Margins - Allows you to change the margins for a sheet of paper.
Mini-Page Margins - Allows you to change the mini-page margins for the current Layout.
Adjust Mini Pages - Allows you to make corrections to the mini page(s) position. Can be used for Front and Back
adjustments.
Change Icon - If you are saving a custom layout you can change the icon graphic associated with the layout.
Carbonless Copies - Input the amount of carbonless copies you would like to print for a specific form.
Carbon # - Adjust settings for carbonless copies.
Form - Allows you to add custom forms and/or Letterhead. (Leave blank for no forms to print.)
Form only on first page - Only prints selected form on Page #1
Layout Description - Gives you a brief definition for the selected layout..
Save and Close - Saves any changes made to the current Layout.
Save As New Layout - Opens the Save As dialog box to save the layout with a new name
Use Factory Settings - Reverts all changes back to the original settings.
Help- Launches the help file.
Cancel - Closes the Modify Layouts dialog.As for Booklet Creator you can download a free version to try it out.
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Something for Mac and Windows
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What ever happened to Ragtime?
I tell you what. If Serif could get Publisher to integrate or interact with LATEX for technical documentation then there would be a major academic interest in the program. That would probably be a dream feature.
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1 hour ago, Old Bruce said:
If you have Designer do the following.
Export from Publisher as a PDF, Pages not Spreads. Open that PDF in Designer with all pages. Now choose / make an export from the Export persona with all layers (pages) turned into layers and there you have it. One file per page, rather convoluted but it does the job plus you can export as any other format as well.
Fortunately, I have Ashampoo PDF Editor 3 which allows me to automatically split it into separate pages, but it's a shame that the option isn't available in the export aspect of Publisher. Obviously, I could just export as raster images, but I prefer the PDF output for online printing services.
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One useful feature that would be nice to have is the ability to export multipage documents as separate PDF files. Essentially allowing each page to be in its own PDF document. This would be especially useful when using publisher to design a range of items with a uniform design style in one document, but then splitting it for upload to a printing service.
A third party PDF manager can step in to provide such a service, but if Affinity allowed it as a feature, then it might actually be more straight forward.
For example, my mug designs in one document could then be sent individually to a print service.
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Infographics, Charts, Graphs
in Feedback for the Affinity V2 Suite of Products
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I wouldn't be too impatient for this feature. Serif didn't get this facility into PagePlus until version X8 (18). Mind you, footnotes and endnotes arrived in version X5 (15) so there may be hope yet. However, I think other features may take priority over the infographics feature. Having said that, it all depends on what will be seen as a necessity first.
Personally, I'd like to see cross-references and bibliography support as well as captions and table of figures to make it into Publisher first. Although implementing Infographics into Designer might be the way to go, then it might be accessible through Studio Link.