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It's been asked for before, make a request in the request section: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/52-feature-requests-feedback/

Find a PC/laptop that does have a CD rom drive and create an iso file, save the iso file to a usb stick, plug the usb stick into the new pc and drag the iso fil onto the desktop and run the iso file.

Have you tried disabling Hardware Acceleration in settings? it's under the performance section.

Something else that happens is the alignment handles appear to distort, I've never noticed them doing this before, it's like they become isometric.

Expand the compound layer and select the layer you want, then copy/paste.

I doubt a professional would use a generic template, not even as a starting point, I mean isn't that the whole point of being a professional, that you have years of knowledge, both of the apps you use and the skill sets you have learned, to be able to make unique eye-catching contemporary or vanguard designs, isn't that what the customer is buying? Would you seriously be ok with a design that looks like a word template from a professional designer? nah! I'm not buying it.

Pinning a node, to say, a grid point or simply an x: y: co-ordinate, while maintaining the ability to rotate around that location would be the most practical choice, you would likely have to also factor in preventing node handles from being created so it is strictly a sharp node - no handles.

Never used a template in any software that had them, too generic, I think templates are useful for the Home/DIY person to make a poster, flyer, leaflet and have no design skills and they just want an a,b,c document to put up in the village hall, use at a fete, etc, then templates would be the first place to go.

Works for me @R C-R

Probably also an MS Windows thing.

No green lines on Mac with my Radeon Pro 570X 4GB

Individual nodes cannot be locked, a layer can be locked but obviously that locks all nodes.

Ah, ok, did you install from the Affinity website or from Microsoft Store?

Try creating a rectangle to overlay in the HSL colour you want and change the blend mode to Colour

It's a feature I've seldom used in any of the apps I've used so, it's not something I miss. Better organisational capabilities for brushes, assets and symbols would be a very welcome upgrade.

Does this happen on any edited JPEG and do you have an example file you can add to the post for us to look at?

Welcome to the forum @Helve Generally Serif do not share software roadmaps. There are many things that people want, true vector brushes, better management of brushes, assets and symbols, variable font and full colorfont support, yours is in a long list of features requested. Unfortunately, it happens when it happens and that's all that can be said, they spend a lot of time on fixes to make sure the apps are stable and compatible with the ever changing OS'es and hardware, it will happen but when is a moot point.

...and then windows pops a vague error message, but, you installed as a regular user and consequently locked yourself down, I can understand doing this for a child but as an adult, and I'm assuming you are an adult, an admin account is not a bad thing, most people have had experience of limited accounts and the problems that can occur as a consequence of restricted control and invariably it will tell you to consult with the admin. In general, people don't blindly install windows with admin privileges for no reason, it's because of things like this, vague messages with no obvious solution, windows is famous for it, it may as well say "computer says no". To find out what is going on you have to dig deeper but, oh no, you can't, because you don't have admin privileges. This is why people generally install an admin account, to not have to deal with trivialities, like this. This error can occur for a variety of reasons, so, below are a few things to try, they are not guaranteed to work and you may be hindered by regular account limitations but it's a start. There are options you can try: https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/a-required-privilege-is-not-held-by-the-client.html

What file type is the folder template in? PDF?

You mean the edited JPEG will not show a thumbnail, but the unedited image does?

You could make a transparent ellipse to encapsulate the eye design.

Fontlab Pad is an interesting app for both Mac and windows: https://www.fontlab.com/fontlab-pad/ should make it easier to typeset using colorfonts and then save to common file formats like SVG, PDF and PNG. Unfortunately... RUNS ON Mac OS X 10.6—10.14 and Windows XP—10. Free to use on any number of devices belonging to one household or organization. OPENS Color OpenType (.otf/.ttf) in SVG, sbix, COLR/CPAL and CBDT/CBLC flavors, Photofont (.phf) in PNG and SVG flavors, SVG fonts (.svg), monochrome OpenType, Type 1, web fonts, UFO, VFB. COPIES AND EXPORTS PDF, SVG, PNG. But... I have it working on the latest Sonoma, I had to copy/paste the app into Applications.

While colorfonts haven't taken off as much as the hype would suggest, I think it would be a benefit to Affinity and the community for sure. I hope when version 2.5 comes out we will see some feature improvements.

If most mainstream popular apps can handle colorfonts why can't Affinity? Vectorstyler is a new kid on the block and handles colorfonts very well.

If exporting to SVG and PDF displays the font as it should why can't Affinity simply activate this in house, seems bonkers to have a colorfont font that doesn't display as it is and is actually masked out by a text fill, surely it's not that big a leap to get these fonts displayed au naturel instead of hoop jumping yet again.