Mr. Doodlezz
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Hey everyone, I've been wondering for a few years now why there are so few sorting options for the Swatches palette: Alphabetical and Hue – that's very limited when compared to the options offered in other software, especially one of my favourites, Aseprite. The options in Affinity are somehow very sparse, even though colours play such an important role in our line of work. Aseprite: Affinity: More questions: Can anyone confirm that Document Palettes/Swatches cannot be sorted at all? I’ve tried in all three apps (Mac), the expanded menu as above does not appear in any of the apps. I also think the option to generate gradients between to swatches would be a great addition, just like seen in the Aseprite menu. I also know there are tons of websites that offer these options, but if I had one wish, I'd like to see some of these features in one place without distractions – preferably directly integrated into the apps. Cheers Dennis
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FontBase | Font Auto-Activation
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Reticulated Gradient Map - a FREE Macro Download
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Stickers with Peel Effect
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Hey everyone! I got the same issue on MacOS and can't re-open one of my current projects with the new version, but there’s no mention in the Beta notes about it. Right now I’ll revert to the previous version.
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Affinity Publisher 2.5.0 crashes after opening the .afpub project
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Rotating the Golden Spiral in the crop tool
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Can't Set Distance with Key Object in Latest Version
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Anti-AI tools for user created images
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Anti-AI tools for user created images
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Snap in Affinity Designer
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Issue with Blend Modes in Effects, Layers, Shapes, etc.
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Oh perfect, thanks @NotMyFault! Strange, never crossed my mind that it’s related to the profile, but of course makes sense. Well, consider this issue solved.
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Issue with Blend Modes in Effects, Layers, Shapes, etc.
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Hey everyone, I've noticed time and again that there are recurring issues with different blend modes for effects, layers, shapes, etc. In the attached file, you can see this at the bottom edge of the compound shape with gradient and effect. There's a bar or area that seems to be unaffected by the effect. Over the years, I've pragmatically looked for and then used similar blend modes. But now I'm wondering: Are these display errors still due to technically limitations, and why aren't they being addressed/fixed after all this time? Cheers, Dennis Discolored_Bar_Bug.afdesign
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Thanks, in fact I didn't know! But there’s no option to directly assign a shortcut to it, is there? However I found a workaround just now: You can set up a shortcut for the option Promote Group to Layer. So you can setup a shortcut for that (⇧+⌥+⌘+L (for Layer for example). Now, whenever you want to create a layer containing selected items you combine ⌘+G and then ⇧+⌥+⌘+L. Includes an unnecessary intermediate step, but it works, I guess.
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Shortcut for »Move Selection to New Layer«
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Hey everyone, I'm a big fan of shortcuts and well organized layers in my workflow and noticed something that could be improved – the accessibility of the Move Selection to New Layer option. Right now, it’s only available from the Move Tools context menu, which is fine, but I think it could be better, more visible and accessible. Wouldn't it be great if we could also find this option in the Layer options menu and therefore have the ability to set a custom shortcut for it? I feel like these changes would help make the (well, my) workflow smoother. What do you guys think? Is this something you’d find useful too? Cheers! Dennis
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Bounding Box Issue with Contour Tool
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Thanks so much @NathanC – that’s the feedback I was hoping for! 🔥
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Can't Set Distance with Key Object in Latest Version
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Hey there, I'm a bit late to the game – only today updated Designer (and only Designer) to the latest app version on my Mac because I was wary of another bug on Win and iPad and wanted to sit it out. Now, I'm facing a new issue that's got me scratching my head. What I expected: I hoped the update would refine how alignment options work, especially in scenarios where a key object is involved. Ideally, I wanted the ability to set a specific distance between objects while using a key object as the anchor – distributing other objects evenly around it based on their relative positions. What actually happens: It seems like this feature has been scrapped or is malfunctioning. If I set a key object, the distribution for Space Horizontally/Vertically are fixed to Auto Distribute, which doesn't help at all when I want precise control the distance between each object on the fly and see live how it would look. It’s making it really frustrating to work with. I’ve compared the behaviour between the previous version, though in Photo. I’d rather get back that behaviour back and see what distance looks best on the fly instead of having to control the distance before even using the alignment function with the new way. Now it’s super intuitive in my opinion. 😮💨 Distribution_Missing_Feature.mp4 Am I the only one who’s missing the previous functionality dearly? Greetings, Dennis
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Hey everyone, I've run into an issue in Affinity Designer when using the Contour Tool with compound objects. What I would expect: When I select individual elements within a compound object, the bounding boxes fit snugly around each element – just as they do with shapes that aren't using the Contour Tool. What actually happens: All good when selecting elements one by one. But when I select the whole compound object, the bounding box is unexpectedly large, even though I reduced the shapes size inside with the Contour Tool. It doesn’t match the actual size of the object, making it really tough to position things accurately. I attached a sample file. I know I could »bake the appearance« to fix it, which makes the size permanent, but I want to keep the design flexible (need to create a graphic with different sized window frames). So, that’s not the solution for me. Has anyone else dealt with this? Greetings Dennis Contour_Tool_Compound_Object_Bounding_Box.afdesign
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Zero Opacity Doesn't Hide Layer Content with Bevel / Emboss Effect Active
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Found another workaround by chance: Group each everything together and the effect works like expected. 😅🤔🤷♂️
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Thanks! Guess I should take a break – sorry. 🫠
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Perfect, working on Windows right now. Do you maybe have the link? I'm afraid I'm not looking in the right place right now, I can't find it.
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@MEB, one more question: Is there a way to roll back/downgrade to the previous release?
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Hey @MEB, oh yes, sorry, I had no doubt that you hadn't understood it! I was just wondering to myself why it behaves that way and tried other ways to achieve the desired effect (again, also for myself, to prove I'm not going entirely mad and that it actually worked as I expected at some point in history). 😅 And I also found the behaviour curious (copying the »new behaviour« into an older app version). Have a great evening Dennis
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Hey @MEB, thanks for confirming that there's an issue. I do not encounter that issue with the current By background layer I guess you mean a layer underneath, right? An additional observation: If I copy a layer from Photo 2.4.0 over to a fresh document in Designer/Publisher 2.3.1 the issue remains. However, if I use the »Revert defaults« button to reset the layer and apply the Bevel / Emboss effect and reduce the opacity to 0 the result is the expected one. Please check the attached file, saved from Publisher V2.3.1 (unfortunately I updated Photo and Designer already). Here's a preview, hope it helps analysing. Bevel_Emboss.afpub
