Paul Mudditt

Just noticed for those with a keyboard, I have a Logitech Smart Keyboard, the shortcut Cmd-I to invert does not appear to work on iPadOS14 in V1.9 or V1.8. Whether it worked or not in iPadOS 13 I don’t know.

Here’s one way. IMG_8759.MP4

I can’t find any problems with text on a path and did not expect there to be any as the functionality has been built in for a long time, it was only the lack of a UI method of invoking the function,. It makes my TextOnCurve macro redundant now from my Mud’s Macros pack. It is a difficult function to master initially until you use the BASELINE setting in the Font Studio - Text Positioning. Also understanding that the curve vanishes and a duplicate curve is needed if you want both the text and the curve to be visible. Saying that, there is clearly a fonts problem linked to iPadOS14 as it causes AP & AD to crash on versions V1.8 and the V1.9 beta when you try to install a font via preferences so I guess it could make an appearance at other times too.

There has always been a problem if you task switched or didn’t return to the affinity Home Screen before you closed the app but assuming you do always return to the Affinity Home Screen each time then can’t say I’ve ever seen that problem.

Wow you didn’t mention this ! Nice ! EDIT: I had a quick play, I messed a standard brush up deliberately. The toggle switch only has an effect if you close then open the beta, when you return to the settings field it automatically turns itself off again as an acknowledgement that the action has been performed. Very neat! As an ex software guy I can only imagine the internal discussion regarding what to do with imported brushes 😀. I think you made the right choice though to remove all imported brushes as it might be one of them causing a problem. People just have to remember to store their brushes in a folder in case there is a need to re-import after performing a reset brushes operation.

Looks like Windows, Mac and iPad benchmarks are also being added to this cross platform thread, think it is a good idea to add iPad results in case you are thinking of an upgrade and whether it is worth it.

1. Fujitsu W410 PC, Windows 10 Pro (Version 2004), Intel I5-2400 @ 3.1 Ghz, 32GB RAM, NVIDEA QUADRO 600, Intel HD Graphics 2. MACBOOK 2016, Big Sur 11.0 Beta (20A5364e), 1.1GHz Intel Core m3, 8GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 515 3. iPad Pro 9.7" 2016 (First Gen), iPadOS 14, A9X + embedded M9, 2GB RAM EDIT 4. These benchmarks allowed me to re-configure my Windows PC for better performance, thank you ! 1. Fujitsu W410 PC, Windows 10 Pro (Version 2004), Intel I5-2400 @ 3.1 Ghz, 32GB RAM, NVIDEA QUADRO 600, Intel HD Graphics 2. MACBOOK 2016, Big Sur 11.0 Beta (20A5364e), 1.1GHz Intel Core m3, 8GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 515 3. iPad Pro 9.7" 2016 (First Gen), iPadOS 14, A9X + embedded M9, 2GB RAM EDIT 4. These benchmarks allowed me to re-configure my Windows PC for better performance, thank you !

Yes these transparent backgrounds popping up all over the place, I expect this is to do with the Windows 10 changes, yes really !

If you take a snapshot first then you can return to that snapshot at anytime, might be a bit of a work around for what you want.

Yes just an annoyance on my 9.7”, maybe it doesn’t happen on larger displayiPads. IMG_8701.MP4

The iPad photos app has been enhanced with iPadOS 14 so use for your basic edits, everything else then Affinity can handle everything else.

Yes, installing new fonts will crash all apps V1.8 and V1.9 beta so far on iPadOS 14.

I presume you have just upgraded to iPadOS14, if so then this is a known reported bug. It will likely be fixed soon I would expect.

If you have any adobe apps installed they are badly behaved and take total ownership of a lot of file extensions preventing Affinity from accessing them. Try uninstalling any adobe apps.

Very worryingly it is still broken in todays full release of IOS14 too on all iPad AP & AD versions.