jackamus

Having wanting to upgrade to AD V2 on my Mac I had to update my OS to 'Monterey'. In doing this it has knocked out a number of previously well used apps among them was Photoshop CS6! I have always had AP but never used it because I didn't like one of the filters which I use a lot and, IMHO, wasn't as good as Photoshop's. So now I'm using AP and getting used to its filter which BTW is 'Detect edges'. Just thought you might like to know!

Is it possible to make the 'X' in the open file name heading at the top of the screen white so it can be seen easily. Why is it almost as dark as the dark grey background?

It would be very useful if 'View' stayed open until all the selections have been made and the user closes it down. At the moment I have to open 'View' every time I want to select/deselect different features.

Why is my newly installed AD V2 asking to 'Record\ screens and to "Access' my Documents folder? I have denied them but I would like to know why it asks.

Hi Alfred, Thanks for the link which I have been using. BTW do you use one? Although I favor the idea of a stand alone tablet - which would be like using a blank piece of paper and a pen, pencil or brush. In my case I would want to use it with AD or other apps and all their respective features. I there a way of combining both or would I need to use a tablet that is not independent from a computer?

Thanks Alfred. You guys out there had better be prepared for another round of questions, if I can't find what I want in the help file! Those tablet suggestions are just what I was looking for. I would rather seek advice from those who use them than rely on sales talk form the makers. I'd like to consider one with a built-in display and wireless as this would seem more natural for me. I'll do a search but any input from AD members would be appreciated.

I have finally upgraded from AD V1 to AD V2 Hurrah! Can anyone recommend a good drawing tablet that I could use with AD2? Price need not be a barrier.

It would be helpful to know where to find the tutorial or what to search for - Assets or Apps or Configuration or Files etc?

I did a search for this - honest I did! Is there a way to restore a deleted Asset?

LOL I tried this but Affinity won't recognise any of my email addresses. So I need to be able to access whatever I'm registered with in Affinity. Would the fact that I bought from Apple in the first place make a difference to my details with Affinity?

Sorry a terminology problem. Yes I want to Upgrade.

I want to update from AD V1 to AD V2 but does where I purchased V1 matter for updating to V2? I may have purchased it from Apple.

Yes but I may have been doing it unwittingly but now I know the connection I'll monitor it more closely rather than just swear when it happens.

Thank you for your kind words. Yes every object is unique on its own layer, but if you copy an object or group and paste it in another position on the layout, you will notice that when you try to group it with another object or group a bounding box appears and includes the copy and pasted object. The way to stop this is to copy the object or group and cut it then paste it then it will be removed as a daughter and be part of another group. There is a section on it in the AD Help manual. I hope I have explained it.

Thanks but I only paint what I see. I'm not a creative artist i.e. I don't sit in front of a blank canvas and create a painting. I only work from photos. I load the photo into Photoshop change it to black and white and apply a 'Find edges filter'. this creates what looks like a pencil drawing. I then have it printed onto a 20" x 30" blank canvas and then paint on it. Putting it through Photoshop to get the outlines may be cheating but it saves me a lot of time drawing. Here's another one. I shan't put up any more. I used to have a website where you could view them. If you want to see more let me know and I'll send them in a private message.

That was along time ago and thank you for the compliment. Actually it was the second time I had a go at the Jaguar. The first time was an acrylic painting then I thought I would try and do it on the computer with DrawPlus. I have attached the painting jpeg.

Hi Alfred, Did you see my lengthy response about how I use AD? I think the difference between us is that I'm not using AD in the way that you all do and you have a problem understanding that. In spite of using AD in a non-standard way I can produce good quality work. I may achieve this quality accidentally but it works for me. So you must forgive me when I don't seem to understand what may be obvious to you but I tend to think vertically rather laterally and that is why I constantly talk about AD not being intuitive. Just to show you that I can use AD and previous to that DrawPlus I have attached some examples albeit of the technical type. Helical gear 2.afdesign Grinding Jig Affinity.afdesign Saxophone WIP.afdesign Jaguar WIP.afdesign

Yes I did. I just repeated myself. You were helpful by suggesting 'Duplicate' so I tried it and it didn't work. So I just repeated what I said earlier. Sorry if I bugged you.

Sorry you have been very helpful but 'Duplicate' doesn't do it at all. Maybe I'm not using it correctly. My method is I selected the group, right click, choose Copy, moved to where I want it, right clicked again, choose paste and job done.

Yes after I have copied it. The original is still there on the drawing. I copy it then when I select the copy, cut it and then paste it.

I don't want to remove it! I want to make a second copy to use elsewhere. That's why I copy, cut and paste.

Thanks for the update. LOL I think this is what I have been dong bur without realising it! To avoid the problem of daughter layers, I copy the object of group, cut it, then then paste it where I want it. I believe that does the same thing.

Hi Dan, Thanks for responding. Now its time to bear my sole to all you helpful guys on the forum. All the problems I've been having with AD are not problems WITH AD but problems with me using AD. I tend to use AD or any other graphic software, as a tool to 'draw by hand'. I do not try to use all the features as there are far too many for my simple purposes. This is why I had a problem with using Text frames. I was trying to use AD in the same way as normal typesetting. There are too many non-intuitive features for my liking. Also with and disappearing bounding box handles and snapping etc. It would be like someone buying an CNC machine and trying to use like an ordinary milling machine or using a multi-purpose to do only one thing. However I have produced some quality work which can be seen in the gallery. Also when when I first Used serif 'DrawPlus' many years ago before AD I won a prize from serif, a free piece of Serif software, for a drawing I had done. I was totally amazed! You mention 'Assitant' settings. I have a problem with the jargon and terms used. I have never used Adjustment or Masking layers as I don't think they would apply to the way I work, as opposed to using AD fully like the rest of you. So when I have a local problem with AD, searching for answers using AD help is too time consuming and if its a problem that doesn't actually exist no amount of searching is going to tell me that. So that is why I ask questions on the AD Forum. The simplest way for me to work is to use layers to keep certain objects and groups together. I do not like the concept of 'Daughter' layers because it makes it difficult for me to select objects or groups. I'm assuming that if I copy an object or group and move it to another position it is a daughter of where it was copied from. I like the idea of when I select an object or group it is not 'stuck' to something else. So there you have it my sole is laid bare.

It was from v_kyr on 31 March at 13.32. He said that he highly doubted that I did a search.

Well maybe I exaggerated a bit - more like 80 years ago. We used to have an insurance man call once a week a really nice old gentleman who wore a straw hat. I was always asking him questions and my mother told me-off for doing so. The old man checked my mother and told her not to do that as it showed I had an inquiring mind.