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The workaround works for me. It still happens for me in v 2.0.4 from time to time.

Bug/Issue still present as of today, version 2... hope we don't reach v3. This is true, with same DPI no width change.

This is what I got when I invite AppCleaner to delete Affinity Designer v1: Seems like a recipe for a disaster... CleanMyMac seems more precise:

I was thinking about installing the new V2 beta versions, but I don't like the idea of having 3 versions of the same app, hence deleting V1 versions is a must.

Sorry, I explained poorly. When I use Appcleaner shows files related to V2. When dragging to trash it just deletes the related app file.

Do any of you use an uninstaller app like AppCleaner or Cleanmymac? I usually uninstall apps using AppCleaner, to remove any preferences, logs and any additional files related to it. I don't like to just drag an app to the trash because the leave behind too much stuff. But when I do this with Affinity Designer V1 it shows files related to V2, fear I'm going to break V2.

Well, I got this Release command from layers panel all wrong. It seems that you need to apply it on a children in order to release it from its parent, so in the screen record above releases the object from the artboard and moves it out of it, then the object is child of no other object so there is no release command. There is no reference in Help to this Release command.

The Release command from Layers Panel do not release the children of this picture frame. There is a strange behaviour if the picture frame is inside an Artboard it moves it out of the artboard, when it is outside an artboard the Release command is not available. Screen recording attached. I can do that but it is not very fast and I need to be very carefully when I have many objects like this, with similar appearance, with many children with similar appearance as well. I was looking for a quick command on the parent object: right click release on 1 object and it is done.

Yes, but thing is, it was a graphic copy-pasted from publisher and what I got is a picture frame, which is a Publisher thing, not a Designer thing, so I cannot unmask or release it. Additionally is a document imported from inDesign to Publisher with this graphic; so, a little messy. See screenshot, even the layer icon is not from Designer:

Hello, I have a layer masking a lot of objects, I can select all these objects and move them out in the layers panel. But I have to scroll through them and be sure selection is correct. Is there a method to select the masking (vector not pixel) layer and release the objects masked?

I found a workaround, but a bit too complex. You can use Initial Words to assign a character style before the tab, but you need an additional character because Initial Words includes the first End Character, so I use a Non Breaking Space + Tab (see image); now you paint the whole paragraph with the color desired just for the line and apply the character style with the color to the initial words. The word count is just a big number.

Hello there, I've looking to assign a character style to tab stops leader character, image example provided: the line is a different color from text, I did this manually, but want to assign character style automatically because I have so many of this in my book. This is posible in inDesign.

Indeed works, nasty crappy bug, I hope there is no need to do this on a daily basis...

I agree. For me, it is way more convenient because I focus on layout or drawing and for me is a different kind of mental focus. Maybe you could have a Publisher Persona in Designer? The panels, workspace... all shifts into publishing-layout mode. I don't know...

But that wouldn't make sense. You differentiate Affinity Designer from Publisher by adding much requested tools (and don't adding them to Publisher of course): Mesh tool -> done Shape builder -> done Blend tool Trace tool Simplify/smooth path Distort path (add noise) Real vector brushes Spray symbols These are very specific illustrator (I don't mean the app) not layout tools. But don't take away such a basic, standard, common feature as Hidden characters.

Ups, sorry, didn't read the whole theread. I want just the opposite, I want to show hidden characters in Affinity Designer, now I can, I didn't know about opening designer files in publisher! Thank you, although the command in designer is much needed.

It is not. No hidden characters in Affinity Designer 2... Someone thought they are not needed.

Indeed

almost at the same time... 😁

Solved, found it. Just need to deselect "Use ^ modifier to cycle tools" in preferences.

Hello, in Affinity Designer v.1 you can switch to zoom tool using Z, and then press Z again and return to the previous tool. It seems this is no longer possible in v.2. That is a big loss for me, I used that a lot as Space + Command is a not suitable shortcut. By the way it works ok in Affinity Publisher v2. Is it working for anybody or just me?

I agree this would be so useful.

I agree. I think these "simple minor things-bugs" are extremely important. You can need an auto-trace tool for example, but I can fulfil this need with another app (free app Vectornator has a simple useful auto trace tool), but I cannot solve this bug unless I ditch Affinity Designer and, very important, when you have to think 30 times a day what to press tab or enter, or remember to click outside and re-click or click the tool, or to again delete that pesky "v" inside the red higlighted field, then it is not a simple minor bug. I am not developer but I question, isn't this a universal pattern? I mean, value + enter key exits field, you continue working on the element.

Yes it works like you say, although is highly counter intuitive as is exactly the opposite as it should be. For example in other panels Tab will take you to the next field, so you need to remember what + where:

Hello, I'm trying to delete all pinned objects / images in a document, but I don't find a way to find these invisible characters. Tried to copy and paste one into the find field but it doesn't work.