Michał Kulesza

Thank You for the option to disable Windows Ink. I have tested both inputs (enabling or disabling both Windows Ink in Affinity Photo and Wacom tablet properties window) and have not noticed any difference in quality of drawing. But that may be because of my hardware (4770k@4,3GHz, 16GB DDR3, GTX1080)... For me, disabling Windows Ink is beneficial because of several drawbacks (key shortcuts, system "pen is now touch" behavior and others). Could You indicate any reasons why Windows Ink is favourable as a tablet interface in a long run? Are there any benefits with newer hardware (than mine) or do I miss something while testing?

I have just tested it myself (Windows Ink on and off). Maybe there are differences in hardware, brushes used or canvas settings (I tried both simple screen resolution file and (my usual) B1-300dpi-RGB/16bits) but both options are lagging here in different moments. Windows-Ink-on usually at the begging of the stroke (and when grabbing a colour change slider, for example) while Windows-Ink-off lagging during drawing a longer stroke, curve. I have to admit, that W-Ink is not lagging permanently, sometimes it is pretty responsive. But having it enabled in Windows is a pain to use anything else beside Affinity. System with W-Ink enabled treats Wacom pen as "touch" and it is burdensome! Also problematic shortcuts, highlighting text not working and so on... Dear Serif, is there a way to have some kind of best-of-both-worlds solution (fast, responsive, precise graphic tablet interface without W-Ink load)? Or at least an option to choose a lesser evil?

I haven't noticed lines of a better quality. Will try to compare with in 1.8 by turning Windows Ink on and off... But what I have noticed is that with Windows Ink enabled there is a lag (about half a second) when starting every line or even moving menu sliders.

What are those reasons to move to Windows Ink? My other questions are: 2. is the move to Windows Ink permanent? 3. is it possible to make it optional? 4. if necessary, is there a way to make it turned-on while Affinity application is in focus? Best, if someone from Serif answers these.

What kind of improvements come with moving to Windows Ink? Is this decision permanent? Is it possible to have it as an option? Forcing Windows Ink to be enabled (to have Wacom pressure working) is inconvenient at least.

Add me to the list also. Since Affinity 1.8 Wacom pressure works only with Windows Ink enabled. This causes me a lot of problems (circles, Alt-Ctrl-Shift buttons, laggy, can not highlight text in Chrome-based browsers because input is interpreted as touch...).