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Please consider this: It is not about technical stuff but graphical improvements. Matt wrote the icons can (and should) be fixed. If Serif made a well-founded graphical concept some years ago, the Persona buttons could differ clearly and unambiguously from the tool buttons and new users could understand the different function immediately. This could have been achieved by not using the same button colours or by not using a rounded rectangle or … It is about optical alignment. One example: Without that rectangle the first persona button would look more professionally placed. All persona icons could speak the same design language. Lines/Distance lines slow the perception.

Thanks, but consider the following: 1. Technically, this is not a public release. It is a customer (not public) beta. It is not about a beta or technical things. Many optical UI issues went public / exist since the first MAS versions. 2. Concept & implementation are two different things. This is particularly true of beta software, which by accepted industry standards are expected to have implementation bugs that need to be discovered by beta testers. That is the purpose of betas, whether public or restricted. It is not about a beta or gobbledygook. Many optical UI issues went public / exist since the first versions and even in new “experiments” they still are not corrected. If they made a well-founded graphical concept some years ago, Serif could have saved later improvements. One example: The buttons for the Personas could be designed unlike the buttons of the Tools and they don’t need distance lines. 3. This is just the first beta version of the update. It is not unusual for early betas to have a substantial number of cosmetic defects. The highest priority for early betas is -- & for practical reasons must be -- the discovery & elimination of functional defects. This is in part because fixing functional issues may require UI or UX changes in later versions, which in turn may require cosmetic changes. We all know which beta this is but it is not about the beta or gobbledygook. Many optical UI issues went public / exist since the first versions and even in new “experiments” they still are not corrected. If Serif made a well-founded graphical concept some years ago, Serif could have saved later improvements / experiments. 4. There is certainly nothing unreasonable about reporting cosmetic defects at any stage of beta development, but please keep in mind they are unlikely to take precedence over any problems that affect functionality, & so are likely to be among the last things fixed before the version becomes a release candidate. It is not about a beta or gobbledygook. Many optical UI issues went public / exist since years and even in new “experiments” they still are not corrected. Out of all reason why Serif that pledges perfection still uses elements that are not centered (optically). Sorry, your points seems to exist for the purpose of changing the subject.

Sorry for reporting issues. Seems that this is not welcome. Even if the “Creative department” perhaps is more interested in art than in perfection, it is only one example of problems that still exist since years and clients are not interested in responsibilities. AshTeriyaki, seems you don’t want others to have a better and faster perceptible UI. That people don’t notice problems does not mean that they don’t have effects (on usability).

“Experimenting with some code”?! Designing needs a concept before going public. Out of all reason why Serif that pledges perfection still uses elements that are not centered (optically).

Hopefully better than his new try: (please check it before it gets a beta) Could have been solved and discussed before. Much earlier. And what about this old UI problem?

Serif PagePlus is for Windows, not for Macs macOS. Affinity Publisher will launch “soon” in 2018 or 2019 but without features like multiline compositor.

Which runs on ticket machines, e-posters, Macs, …

Why did Serif not correct a few words within five months? Does Serif expect a positive effect on his company’s image? That update error was often reported, but it seems that Serif does not know that Affinity Photo for Windows was launched last year. :(

Please post a script that creates 21 replies? ;) Edit: … and start it, please? :rolleyes: ;)

We have never been tired pointing this out. ;)

Callum, is “in 2017“ as true as “we’ll be bringing Affinity Photo to” Windows? ;)

Hm, what could that mean?

manroe, versuche es unter Ansicht/Studio/Zeichen. Wenn »Deutsch« ausgewählt ist, sollte es im Zeichen-Tab zumindest in der Schriftliste klappen. Während Serif weiter an der Usability arbeitet, hilft vielleicht die Info, dass man auch mehrere Zeichen nacheinander für die Suche eingeben kann, um schneller ans Ziel zu kommen. Auch das Anlegen von »Templates« oder Textstilen könnte helfen. In der Regel nutzt man ja nur wenige Schriften bei der Gestaltung. PS: Es gibt auch »Feature Requests«. @DWright: Seems you misunderstood manroe

Sing the last song from Aurora and it will happen. ;) Sorry, no news. This will happen after 25 replies. @BypeBrurb: Welcome here. Sorry, this is about Affinity Designer, not about Affinity Photo, not about Aurora HDR, not about aurora borealis.

There was a question?! ;) Only 27 replies until launch … together we will make it … ;)

Thanks, Patrick Connor. The first one was reported since January. 2018 is not soon, because from 2015 until now Serif didn’t change their message “Publisher coming soon“. You don’t ask for our help for publishing Affinity Publisher als Beta, but this is what your German text “says”. So, when? Designer for iPad will launch in 2017? We read that it takes longer.

Please, when will wrong informations be corrected? Examples: “Affinity Designer for Windows, we’ll be bringing Affinity Photo to that platform too.” “Publisher coming soon“ “2017 wollen wir Affinity Publisher als Beta veröffentlichen, und dafür benötigen wir Ihre Hilfe.” Designer for iPad will not launch in 2017?

No question about it: Easter eggs! :D

Who needs more information?!

Well, that would be a terrible delay. Worse than that of APu. A specific moon or planet? It’s your choice. Jovian month was meant. ;)

Hopefully not next Jovian month. ;)

Wow, almost the most northerly point.

Yes, very nice and thanks for the emotional “painting” and the little story behind it. Where in Caithness and what is the title? Perhaps “Blue sticky fingers from …”? A flying saucer?

Note: The too light textcolour of the standard search field has not been corrected. ;)

Another option in addition to smoke signals and imprints on easter eggs chocolate Santa Clauses: ;)