TomJr

Thank you! I will do some further testing with this information  

Chris, so sorry, I missed this response.

I am on the M1 Max Studio, so no. BTW, seeing this issue on 2.4.1 (just released). However, going to the Settings/Performance/Display, and clicking "Use only integrated GPU (requires restart)" seems to fix the issue.

However, I still have a 2019 MacBook Pro. I don't use that nearly as often with Affinity as I do on the M1, so right now don't know if the same issue resides on it.

@Chris B,

This strange behavior is happening in Publisher 2.4. Just created a new doc for each; seems OK so far in Designer and Photo, but I just updated.
Any ideas?ubP

Great! I may download the beta to check it out, thanks!
 

@Chris B Thanks! I'm glad it wasn't just the few of us!
Tom

@anto and @TomJr
I believe I have reproduced this issue. I have to trigger it in a very specific way though.
I also managed to get the new document into a state where I cannot even properly close it but I certainly get the display issue where the new canvas does not fully display and I get perhaps 1/4 of it showing white and the rest is black.
I will do further poking and can finally get this logged with the developers.

LeeThorpe,
Thanks for your response.
Yeah, I saw those, but nothing specific for creating a key command to snap object to margins, page edges. Having those is a real time saver in my day-to-day layout work with InDesign.
IMO, the Key Command assignments in Publisher V2 for this would be a great feature add.
Tom

It is simple...  simply make it possible to customize ALL shortcuts.  Then the ones in conflict can be changed too.

Please help. Why does Affinity Designer 2 sometimes decide it just doesn't want to open a file? I have lost access to 2 files now, they just sit on my desktop. The program tries to open the file but it just sits there saying "Loading 1 Document" forever. I have to force quit the program. It will just never open certain files. It's terrifying for a designer, knowing sometimes your files are just rendered useless. There seems to be no customer support except on Facebook messenger...

Hi Gregwald, welcome to the forums.
In addition it might be worth watching this tutorial video on how to use the focus merging feature.
Lee
 

Another one. The clematis flowers have all started going to seed, and some of the heads are getting quite fluffy. I'd intended to make another merge or two, but the camera battery ran out! Technical stuff: Canon EOS750D camera, Canon EFS 60mm (96mm equivalent) macro lens, f/2.8, ISO 1600 (because I forgot to set it to 100 before i started!); thirty photos.
I have the camera set to save CR2 (Canon Raw) and jpeg; for quickness, I made the first merge from the jpegs straight out of camera then adjusted white balance and vibrance, saved the afphoto file, then reduced the size and ever so slightly sharpened the image. (For some reason I get an error trying to upload the first file, but this slightly compressed version works.)

 
Although I set the white balance and vibrance to give what i thought was the same result, as you see the two pics are quite different. I think I prefer the first one, but that's just me. And maybe a more contrasting background next time?

Really looking forward to a vector version in Designer - KILLER

Also put GREP in paragraph style

The problem is more basic, I'm afraid: Publisher in its current form cannot use embedded fonts in PDF fonts when placing a PDF inside a document. Your client may have correctly embedded the fonts after all, but even if they had, the fonts of the PDF would not show up correctly when placed in your document unless you also had the same fonts installed on your system.
This is a rather serious limitation, and the developers have expressed the intention to come to a solution eventually, but I am not aware that any indication has been given as to how soon.

thank you mac heibu, will check this out

@thomaso
Actually, one cannot turn the behavior off. If one attempts to set leading in the Character panel, it is always interpreted as an override of the value set in the Paragraph panel. My desire is for the leading fields in both Character and Paragraph panel to always be synchronized.
Regarding the unusual use case you illustrated for me, I suppose for uniquely expressive typography (for poetry, or some other artistic purpose) one might intentionally disrupt the regular paragraph leading as you have done. However, one can also simply apply the unusual body size and leading in the form of a characters style. It doesn't require the leading field in the Character panel to behave as an override.
Anyway, I still wish there were a preference toggle to disable the override behavior of the leading field in the Character panel.
 

Is it possible to you add FOCOLTONE in color options? It's a good color palette because it has a small number of colors and it is more safe for conversions and multi devices.

+1 … of course … 
And the option of converting footnotes to endnotes and vice versa. And the option of using a different number of columns for footnotes than for the main text. And the option of positioning footnote frames freely on a spread. And …

At the very least, importing IDML files is a must. Scribus and VivaDesigner both do this, and it's the only way to get punters to switch, if they've got legacy documents.

It should hopefully be fixed in the next build we put on the forums (subject to some testing), so let me know if you are still getting issues then

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Jon, thanks!
I do want to say I thank you all at Affinity for really creating great products, along with great support too!

Hello,
 
I am a graphic designer in the financial services industry. We regularly create charts and graphs for printed materials. We are stuck with Illustrator since it is the only tool we know of that will generate a chart from data that stays intact for updating and provides us with a vector final format.
 
Now Illustrator is okay, maybe even good. But the chart/graph tool hasn't changed much since 1990. Really. I do know. There are other programs that can make charts but that don't provide the use of Pantone colors, easy updating, and that vector format plus will easily import data from Excel or other spreadsheets. Designer looks like it can take the place of Illustrator in most cases. Why not take Illustrator's place as a charting tool too? Or you could go the extra mile and create a vector chart making application that ticks all the necessary boxes.
 
Thanks.
Paul Bunyar
Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Like InDesign, I would also like the ability to automatically copy to the others, so if I want a .125" bleed all around, I only need to enter it once. 

Like InDesign, I would also like the ability to automatically copy to the others, so if I want a .125" bleed all around, I only need to enter it once.