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Thanks. There's an old V1 bug when using the Paint Mixer Brush Tool with Strength set to 100% that may not be fixed yet: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/search/&tags=afp-3049 You can cut it down to 99% and it should work, though it may be subtle until you decrease it further.
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A screenshot of the complete application window might be useful to help us explain what's happening. Please also include the Layers panel.
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Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @misminali. That's a known issue: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/search/&tags=AFB-5632
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You have one in your document. No. Groups have some similar characteristics and capabilities to Layers but are different than Layers. Groups also have some characteristics/capabilities that Layers don't have. And Layers have some that Groups don't have. There's a discussion that mentions a bunch of them: There's also a list in the Help, but it's a bit incomplete (or unclear), as it doesn't clearly distinguish some of the layer types that use the same icon. https://affinity.help/publisher2/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Layers/aboutLayers.html?title=About layers
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Stop styles from zooming in
walt.farrell replied to Keysersoze's topic in Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
I think you've used a Bitmap Fill as a Style. As far as I know, that will always zoom to fill the object you apply it to. You might try the following: Apply your Style. Select the Fill Tool. Adjust the handles to make the fill smaller, while holding the Shift key. Play with the Extend settings in the Context Toolbar -
Every object in Affinity is a layer (small l). You can group layers into Groups. A Group is also a layer (small l). Groups can contain other objects. A Layer (capital L) is a different kind of object that can hold other objects. It is also a layer (small l). As we're talking about Designer, an Artboard is another kind of layer that can hold other objects.
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Convert to Images options
walt.farrell replied to Adit's topic in Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
That may be part of the reason for not seeing the option, in some cases, but we already know for our purposes in this topic that the option is totally missing on Windows, from the above. -
Macro installation
walt.farrell replied to Dinagirl's topic in Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
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Thanks. Note that it is not "to the right of a group of curve layer" but "to the right of a Layer" (with a capital L). A Layer has a "highlight" property which defaults to that shade of Blue. It can be set on the desktop versions of the Affinity applications, but I do not see a way to set it on the iPad versions. So, for example, I could make a Layer with a pink highlight on the desktop apps. Such as the one attached below. The highlight color can be used to distinguish various Layers in the Layers panel/studio. But it also will affect the color of bounding boxes for objects in the document, too. So, a Rectangle on a Layer with the default highlight property is blue, but a Rectangle on a Layer with a pink highlight will show as Pink when selected. (You can add objects to the document below to see this; I didn't bother adding any.) layer-properties-pink.afdesign
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Reducing the space BETWEEN lines
walt.farrell replied to Rick G's topic in Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
Thank you. And my apologies for a misinterpretation. As they are separate paragraphs it is more likely that you need to adjust the Space After setting for the first paragraph, also in the Paragraph panel. This defaults to 12 pt, and I think you want to decrease it. -
Title: Screen disappears when pressing the Asset button
walt.farrell replied to YOSHIHIRO's topic in V2 Bugs found on iPad
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Reducing the space BETWEEN lines
walt.farrell replied to Rick G's topic in Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
Your red arrow confuses me. I think you're saying you want to reduce the spacing between the lines (Leading). The red arrow seems to indicate you want to reduce the space between the letters (tracking). Tracking would be in the Character panel. Leading is in the Paragraph panel, but can be overridden with Leading Override in the Character panel. If you're adjusting Leading in the Paragraph panel in Photo and it's not helping, then (I think) that one of these is most likely: You have a Learding Override set in the Character panel; or The document has a Baseline Grid set by Publisher. -
Remember Snapping Toggle Setting Across Sessions
walt.farrell replied to TonyO's topic in V2 Bugs found on iPad
I only have to turn it off once per session, not on every file. Perhaps we're saying the same thing I don't know why V2 acts differently, but one of the Serif Staff will have to comment on what is intended, and whether V2 should have changed. -
Title: Screen disappears when pressing the Asset button
walt.farrell replied to YOSHIHIRO's topic in V2 Bugs found on iPad
I can't comment on how things work internally for an iPad. On the desktop, all the Assets are kept in one file, which can get very large. And when it gets large it can take longer to read/write the file at startup and when you are changing the Assets. And it becomes more fragile, and yes it breaks more often. So it is good to make sure you Export any Asset categories you create to make sure you have a back up of them, so that you can reinstall them if/when they break. -
Remember Snapping Toggle Setting Across Sessions
walt.farrell replied to TonyO's topic in V2 Bugs found on iPad
I am not seeing that, Tony. It is working differently from V1, where it seems Snapping is always Off when the application is started. In V2, it seems that Snapping is always On when the application is started. However, if I turn it off then it is off for all subsequent files I work on. In other words, I only have to turn it off once until I stop and restart the application, not for every file. I'm not sure why mine is working differently from yours. -
Title: Screen disappears when pressing the Asset button
walt.farrell replied to YOSHIHIRO's topic in V2 Bugs found on iPad
You could try resetting the Assets to their "factory installed" state, which might recover the function of the Assets studio and let you start adding your assets again. If you want to try that: Make sure none of the Affinity V2 applications are running. You can do that from the iPadOS application selector (drag up from the bottom of the screen, and when you have the list of applications, flick the ones you need to close upward so they disappear) or by fully powering the iPad off and back on again. Start Designer 2. When you see the application splash screen, quickly double-tap it with one finger. In the Clear User Data dialog, unselect the first option, select the Reset Assets option (second one). Click Reset. You will need to reinstall any Assets you have created or installed. -
Cannot copy and paste after selecting
walt.farrell replied to arcnor's topic in V2 Bugs found on Windows
There is an indicator: the layer type shows as an Image layer, not as a Pixel layer. It is, though, an indicator that is not helpful until you understand what it means.