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Hi @stokerg I'm using Monterey 12.0.1

Can anybody please help me to do the subj? Every time I start Designer, switch to Pixel Persona, and press B, intending to draw, I encounter Pixel tool, and I have to be aware of this because it allows to switch brushes too, and all palettes are the same. I tried to remove it from keyboard shortcuts in Preferences about 7 times, but every time I close Affinity and re-open it again, Pixel tool is there, lurking and waiting for me under the B shortcut. And what is the general idea to have Pixel tool as a standard, not a Brush tool? Is it really that more popular to use in Pixel Persona?

A button "Preferences" is displayed on the toolbar automatically if you choose the V tool and don't have anything selected.

+1 point to this topic.

Maybe custom shortcuts as an option. Or at least to show those views in main menubar, so it can be grabbed with power tools like BetterTouchTool or similar.

Every time I open one of my working documents, instead of picking up from where I left off, I have to adjust all swatches, brushes, etc., again manually. Why so? I open the swatches panel, and instead of my document palette, I see Grays. Why would I need grays again if I had already created my document palette in the first place? Same with brush settings and many other tiny settings. Maybe Affinity is niched for amateurs and semi-amateurs, and all my rants are inadequate then. But I have a lot on my plate every day, and it would be nice if software removed part of the troubles, not added to it.

Affinity already has the same Pen, Eyedropper, etc., because these became essential tools in the past 20 years after Adobe invented them (or made them famous). In the latest update, Procreate added Brush size memory, when you can make blue stops for most preferable brush sizes for every tool. Concepts had those for a few years already. I'm sure every app will eventually copy this yellow handle on Procreate marquee that allows rotating marquee around the object because it's a small revolution. Now, several layers of shadows are not the new standard, but still a step forward and worth copying.

Portrait checkbox doesn't rotate the object inside the document, unfortunately. Only changes dimensions of the canvas.

I know there's a workaround "Insert Artboard -> Transform -> Rotate -> Delete Artboard -> Keep Children", but if possible please add the ability to rotate the document in 1 click.

Wow, thanks! Works like a charm.

Please add this feature like in Photoshop. Sometimes there is a need to add 2 or 3 effects of Dropping Shadow or Glow on one object for more realistic effects. Instead of manually drawing these effects, it could be faster with +1 fx.

I apologize, these are already present. Thanks for pointing this out.

Good point Loom video on this: https://www.loom.com/share/2ff168edb3b74d91a3b13ac2e77f006c

My main tools in work are Concepts, Procreate and Affinity Designer on iPad, and Affinity Designer + Photoshop on Desktop. I am also learning Publisher just because it's beautiful. The first two apps are pieces of art, and they just work. Every tool you need is just there. They don't stand in the way and let you create anything you can imagine. And do it impeccably. While I am absolutely passionate about Affinity products, unfortunately, I can't say the same about Designer. It's amazing to be able to have one part of work in pencil draft and other beautifully rendered in one document. Affinity Designer does it like no one else. But there is constantly something that needs to be done in 4 or 5 steps when it could be done in 1. These unnecessary complications constantly ruin the state of "flow," which is the most precious element in our field of work. I'll create requests for each topic, but they are all part of this one architecture, in my opinion. One philosophy. There is no option to create my own tools. E.g., I can't create an 8 px pencil with specific red color (as in Photoshop or Concepts). I need to choose the brush in one palette (why no context menu), then select the color separately. which brings us to Color chooser. The palette is small and non-resizeable. There is a bigger Color Chooser palette, but I can't open it without double-clicking the color. And no shortcut. Ok, I can just drag the Color palette (Some illustrators use the same workaround on Youtube) and let it float in the center, but then it blocks the view. Ok, I can at least add a shortcut to Color studio to show/hide it. But then I encounter this bug. The panel just won't open in full screen again. I want to create a layer with a Multiply effect quickly, in one step. No Actions (like in Photoshop). Ok, at least a keyboard shortcut; I'll add it to the Intuos Pro menu or the Astropad menu for faster work. Again none. No ability to quickly go through the layers like Opt + [ ] in Photoshop. Same, no shortcuts. Palm rejection is terrible on the iPad version. Thing of evil. But if it is so awful, please, bring the small toggle bar somewhere close. Instead, I have to close the document, enter settings, check-uncheck "only for gestures," and re-open the document. Same thing with the "Select object when it intersects with marquee." Sometimes I need it, and sometimes I don't need it. In Concepts, it's solved beautifully in the marquee section. Why no keyboard shortcut or tiny checkbox in the V tool? These and many-many-many other small things combine and, instead of providing leisure after good creative work, provide many repetitions of battling these small mundane tasks.

In latest version of Affinity 1.10.4 there is a bug with floating panels, they all open on closest space to the full screen app. Any dialog/studio or pop-up window. So if I'm working on document full screen and press More on tool bar for editing the brush, the window opens on the adjacent space and I have to switch space and edit there. Same with any palette.

Thank you kindly for the workaround.

Here is the screen recording of the respective part. RPReplay_Final1637553822.mov

Recently I stumbled upon a tutorial that describes the beautiful feature of associating a brush to a specific tool. However, it is present only in Photo. Please add this feature in Designer as well.

+1 for request. It is very annoying to always run with the stylus or mouse to the corner to choose color when painting. It's nice to choose color on iPad version, but on Mac it's very unfriendly.

It was selected text, I encountered this bug while examining Frey & König sample document in Publisher. However, after I created a new document and tried the same, it worked. So probably some weird bug with the document.

I stumbled upon the same issue in Affinity Publisher 1.10.4 Hovering the fonts in the list doesn't affect their preview.

I talk about something with capabilities like in this video. 00:10-00:15 sec. After drawing curves with a brush, there are so many unnecessary points that distort the "streamline" of the curve that it's easier to redraw the curve again with the pen from scratch. This feature would be a huge timesaver for people whose workflow is similar to mine.

I tried several different modificators, including Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and Cmd+Alt+Backspace, but unfortunately, node is deleted in the same way. I'm using Mac, maybe there is different keystroke. So this feature is already present?

After selecting the node and pressing backspace, Affinity removes the node, and the new line is redrawn based on 2 bezier nodes closest to deleted one. Simple and to the point. Would it be possible to add smart removal of the node? Something that approximates how the line was with the node existing and does the math to change those 2 closest nodes accordingly. To remove redundant nodes, but to save the curve. It might be a challenging task, but the Astute Graphics plugin called Vectorscribe for Illustrator did many similar tricks in an instant. I bought a new version of it every time while using Illustrator just for this exclusive feature. Perhaps, some tools are so vitally needed in Affinity that it might not be a wild option to crowdfund for them?

After upgrading to 1.10.0, I can't do any work on the iPad anymore. App just constantly crashes. Even if I just switch to Pixel Persona, it crashes sometimes. Brushes are invisible in the studio. I have to guess them by name. And again, crashes after choosing some brushes. If I work in Designer and switch to another app (e.g., Music), then return to Designer, the app starts loading from the beginning, and all my progress on work is lost. I don't know if it is a current version bug or bug with history, but it isn't very comforting to see my work gone. I have to choose all brushes, erasers, colors repeatedly when I open my working document. This is highly annoying. Again, I don't know if it's a current version bug or was in previous versions.