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musiberti
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I have the same Model (MBP 16, 2019) and issues with brushes too. If I try to change the options of any Brush Affinity (all 3 apps!) hangs and show the beachball for a minute. Changing the rotation of a brush is nearly impossible.
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Still not ready for production: Version 1.8 has no global layers and no PDF Pass Through. Extreme disappointing.
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Still missing global layers in Publisher 1.8.
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13 hours ago, kirknurse said:
I am by no means an novice I used page layout programs from Page-maker days. Magazines, Catalogues, Annual Reports, booklets I have worked on many multi-page publications. While I understand what you're describing. I think you're over-reaching when you say it won't prevail in a professional environment. It depends on the individual's workflow, Affinity is not Adobe and vise-versa. Two things, 1. Are you trying to force your expectations on the product? 2. When you compare apples to oranges you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Adobe is $600 US per year Affinity products are $50.00 each some level of expectation management is required.
TonyB from Affinity has already announced that they are working on global layers. So I hope that everything will be fine - someday.
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Master pages in Publisher are currently useless for any professional workflow. I can not imagine that Affinity seriously wants to keep this concept.
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2 hours ago, mac_heibu said:
Saying „Publisher is alpha", in my eyes(!) is close to an insult. Stating „it lacks very basic features (global layers)“ is more then subjective. If you look at this thread: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/67701-my-big-reasons-im-looking-to-switch-from-indesign-to-publisher/ you’ll find a member, who really loves the existence of page-bound layers. You see: There is more than one opinion about things.
To tell us, there are basic features missing isn’t helpful at all. What can be expected? Should a Beta of a version 1 have all features, which a 20 year old application has? And if it has 100 of these „basic features“ already built in, I bet, the same persons will find 100 more „basic features“ which are missing.
For my part (as a life long designer of high end products) I think, we have a very interesting, feature balanced pre-version 1. Of course there are some gaps, obstacles and bugs, but I really think, you can do nearly everything you want right now – even without a dedicated feature. If you use the existing features in a creative way, nearly everything is possible. (Except laying out books with footnotes, endnotes and related needs. :))
Sorry, but "NO"!
It was clear from the beginning that the Publisher would be a harder piece of work for Affinty than Photo and Designer combined. In most cases, a graphic designer has to earn a large part of his income with a layout applicaton. Here, Affinity can not afford to do without basic functionality. After all, time is money. And nobody wastes time with workarounds!
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9 minutes ago, Seneca said:
I missed that announcement. Could you please point me to that post please.
TonyB has announced it here:
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On 9/14/2018 at 11:26 PM, rjvela82 said:
The layers panel of your InDesign project will always show all Layers from all pages. The only way to keep your sanity is to create a layer for each page, but with every page you add, you must consider your Layers panel again and again because if you're not careful, you will be adding layers in the wrong place. Think about that when you're 100, 200, pages into your publication. I'm super glad Publisher only shows the layers for each page.
No, the opposite is the case. In a document with many pages you will lose the overview quickly when you are working only with the existing local layers. Almost every professional Layouter works with "global layers", otherwise you will have to unnecessarily perform many simple actions several times . Luckily, Affinity has already announced in the forum that they are working on global layers. As I understand it, the "local" layers will remain as well. So everyone has the opportunity to use his preferred workflow. In the end, we would have even more options than in InDesign.
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I agree to 100% to this review. Affinity had better done well to publish the Publisher as Alpha. The Publisher lacks so many very basic features for DTP (global layers etc.). Unfortunately, the Publisher is currently only a Designer with the ability to manage multiple pages.
I am sure that Affinity will deliver many features until the final release. But in view of the necessary mass I have doubts whether this is feasible in the foreseeable future at all. Please Affinity: surprise me.
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The functions of the apps inevitably overlap. This is not different with Adobe and can not be avoided synonymous. But the core features are already well recognizable in Affinity products. I have not yet used Designer and Photo for professional work. For my workflow, this is only when the entire suite is complete.
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This gives reason for hope:
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That gives reason for hope.
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In the thread "Affinity Publisher is not a copy of InDesign - no massive fail!", at last, a moderator on the theme of "Global Layers" made an appearance:
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8 minutes ago, TonyB said:
Your description is basically what we plan to do so just be a bit patient and give us feedback when we have a working version.
Other long document features will come over time.
That's the statement I was waiting for and hoping for!
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@haakoo: You are working on a master page. You will never place content from your customers on master pages. That not a proper workflow. This will be result in a terrible mess if you a working on a document with a hundred pages. If the customer comes with change requests, the fun is over.
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I would like to add a suggestion from another thread: Tagged Layers could be a working substitute for Global Layers. With the possibility of tagging any layer with keywords, we could achieve a similar functionality. You need a few more clicks, but it would be a substitute that is even more versatile.
But I stick with it: without Global Layers (or Tagged Layers) the publisher is a failure. For me and for most InDesign/Xpress Users.
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@MikeW:
Unfortunately, most of the users here do not even begin to understand the difference between layers and master pages. Sorry if I'm desperate to make someone clear what "global" layers are. I had already tried to explain it many times. And then someone comes again who says "but with master pages I can do that too".
Anyone who claims to be switching from InDesign to Publisher at this point in time is certainly no one who has to earn his money in graphic design.
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4 minutes ago, haakoo said:
But master pages aren't static at all
And even parts within a grouped layer on a single page can be duplicated, deleted or dragged out the masterpage group
This will also reflect in the masterpage used and on the specified pagesMasters Pages are not usable for any content that differs on every page - like text, prices, pictures... They are for framework design.
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1 hour ago, MikeW said:
Not every production shop does multi-lingual work.
Global Layers are not only for multi-lingual work. There are thousands of purposes and it would be a huge loss if global layers are not included in the Publisher. Please do not hesitate, that I do not wish the Publisher any harm. I'm just trying to make you understand that it would be a big mistake to voluntarily give up such a powerful function. Ultimately, this would also result in the Publisher's failure because it would not move anyone to switch from InDesign or Xpress.
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3 minutes ago, aleale1 said:
I can't download your video
The video is here too:
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15 minutes ago, MikeW said:
This is where you perhaps have gone all wrong in your expectations.
No, I know that it's a beta. But the lack of global layers seems to be wanted. That let me believe various statements by moderators (in other threads) . I think that's a very big mistake, because ultimately it means that the publisher will never prevail in a professional environment.
Affinity Photo/ Brush Editing Panel not showing up.
in V2 Bugs found on macOS
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Same issues here on a MBP 16“ 2019 (Ventura). Affinty always shows the beachball when changing the options in the brush editing panel.