Zbigg

Have you tried expanding the stroke so it becomes a curve

Enhancing this productivity thread: Id even say: Drag-and-drop images onto AP window AND /like INDD/ you could then select multiple images AND, holding some control key /CTRL,Shift,Alt/ - align them immediately in even columns/row - see INDD. Linking is priority IMHO. Embedding may have its advantages but it can clogg the app very quickly.

My bad. I WILL. Thanks you thought it over.
Hope its/would be possible for quick edit in source app: it happens often you have to review linked images, submitted by the authors, replace some of them, adjust/change some etc. Like 'Edit original' in INDD. 

Could not figure out so far - most probably images are being embedded into APublisher document ?
PLEASE consider linking, otherwise larger documents with lots of images would not be usable...

As long as we are supposed to test beta both import and export indd/idml ability IS CRITICAL because ITS BETA and if you do your work on beta you always have to be secured with possibility to finish your tasks/documents in the other app. If its not critical - should you use AP for fun only ? )) Imho. 

As long as we are supposed to test beta both import and export indd/idml ability IS CRITICAL because ITS BETA and if you do your work on beta you always have to be secured with possibility to finish your tasks/documents in the other app. If its not critical - should you use AP for fun only ? )) Imho. 

You can save them anywhere convenient to you. I save mine in a folder under Affinity\Affinity Photo\Resources\Macros.
John

That's correct. You can edit a placed .afdesign file in Affinity Photo, and vice-versa. 

These video tutorials are for the Mac version but the basics are the same for Windows:
Affinity Photo - Macros

Affinity Photo - Batch Processing with Macros

hello,
Just now facing a problem with producing +1000 images and sequentially numbered title blocks on them:
Would you consider any data link capabilities in all AF apps /and smooth data interchangebility between them/?
It'd be great when sth more flexible than simple data merge/Indd or PS variables / - odbc?, could be implemented... 

As long as we are supposed to test beta both import and export indd/idml ability IS CRITICAL because ITS BETA and if you do your work on beta you always have to be secured with possibility to finish your tasks/documents in the other app. If its not critical - should you use AP for fun only ? )) Imho. 

This thread is LOCKED there is a later beta build in a thread pinned at the top of this forum
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Fix List
Installer
- Fixed failure to start on some systems due to font issues
Start up
- Reset Table Formats and Title Exceptions missing from Ctrl+Run on Mac
Document / Page Management
- Offer option to convert Artboard documents to Spread documents on open
- Bleed guides / visible bleed now available in the main view
- Fixed document bleed not being automatically applied to new spreads and master spreads
- Fixed bleed from masters not drawing on applied spreads
- Snapping grid now draws on current spread rather than always the first spread
- Transparent background is a document setting, not a per-spread setting
- Adding a pages to a facing page document generates the wrong page labels
General Tools and Menus
- Fixed Pop up Sliders not closing on Mac
- Fixed priority issue with Select Tool / Placement Tool
- Fixed Zoom Out causing unwanted Pan
- Fixed Gradient Tool to add stops correctly
- Added Paste FX to Layout Persona Edit Menu
- Added Geometry operations to the Customise Toolbar dialog on Mac
- Fixed applying style from Styles Panel when in list mode
- Rearranged View menu to separate guides and rulers
Text Tool
- Fixed diacritic entry via dead keys on Mac
- Drop Caps now have a 'Scale for Descenders' attribute
- Fixed Leading entry glitches on Windows
- Fixed Kerning entry glitches
- Fixed Tracking entry issue
- Fixed intermittent crash when adjusting the Fill and / or Transparency for Decorations
- Fixed spelling error highlights not updating whilst editing Text Wrap settings
- Fixed crash setting Text Wrap option on EPS images
- Text flow handles now hide when view is zoomed a lot, out to prevent view clutter
Text Style Editor
- Layout improvements
- Fixed Style description truncation in Text Style Editor on Windows
Tables
- Setting Table cell size from Table Panel not working correctly
- Fixed Keep with next lines breaking Table layout
- Table Save as Default could cause app to crash 
- Right click on table header not deleting multiple columns / rows
- Table Formats should include Frame fill, stroke and insets
Resources / Resource Manager
- Document policy for Embedding / Linking images available from File > New / Document Setup
- Better prompting when missing Linked Images encountered on Document Open
- Resource Manager now always shows resource thumbnails
- Placement sort in Resource Manager fixed
- Resource Manager columns are now resizable
- Fixed Resource Manager grid scroll issues
- Fixed Properties read out for pasted Affinity Documents
TOC
- Fixed glitch when TOC was deleted leading to incomplete removal
Print / Export
- Double sided prints always flip on longest side (partial fix)
- Fixed converting colour for PDF/X-3 export rasterising elements
 

good option would be to add in preferences how images user would like to manege - embeded or linked 

Enhancing this productivity thread: Id even say: Drag-and-drop images onto AP window AND /like INDD/ you could then select multiple images AND, holding some control key /CTRL,Shift,Alt/ - align them immediately in even columns/row - see INDD. Linking is priority IMHO. Embedding may have its advantages but it can clogg the app very quickly.

Could not figure out so far - most probably images are being embedded into APublisher document ?
PLEASE consider linking, otherwise larger documents with lots of images would not be usable...

Guys, move the topic if needed.
I have to express my full appreciation for the way you provided pdf services within APub.
Really, I found it especially valuable because during data migration between my NASes I lost some Indesign documents but still could recover final PDFs from cooperating print house.
Looks I can still work on these docs with APub and this huge doc can be still viewed, zoomed and panned with full display resolution and performance. ))) !

+1  My vote for 'Edit Original' in right click menu - I use this all the time in InDesign.
+1  Also for embed/link toggle in the toolbar.

Same for Czech typesetting. GREP is really important feature...

Have a look at this. Official tutorial
Document > Resource Manager.

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.

@Gabe Logan
Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums
It's not possible yet. There are plans to be able to open IDML files in the future
<mod edit> IDML not INDD file clarification was made in an edit on 6th July 2019 </mod edit>

(...) Before the end of August...Truly. )))
Congrats and thanks !
PS. W/out ind/idml import/export I won't risk doing serious tasks on a beta though...but suppose its still ahead, good luck !

Just for laughs...
I created a document in Adobe Photoshop CC  and a similar one in Affinity Photo I created a simple brush 100px in each app and started with RGB Red (255,0,0) Hardness 0% I made guides that would place the brush centres at X: 150, 300 and 450px and Y: 150px  I made 3 brush dots with a single click with the mouse using Hardness 0%, 50% and 100% I then used trim in Adobe Photoshop CC and Clip in Affinity Photo The document size for Adobe Photoshop CC = 481x159px The document size for Affinity Photo = 396x99px This is quite a difference, Affinity Photo crops quite aggressively to the 100% hardness dot but the antialiasing is better in Adobe Photoshop CC and gives a smoother effect than Affinity Photo 

So-called. New invention perhaps?
Does it bring any enlightment to the real problem?

I'm moving this thread to the Feature Requests & Feedback section so this can be picked up by the dev team. Only them can decide what (and when) features are implemented.