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@Jon P I have been having multiple crashes the last few days with Designer Beta 2.5 — especially with attempts to save a document. I had been trying to see what I could get away with, mixing Assets and Styles while using the Flood Fill Tool. Sometimes Designer crashes in the middle of an action. Other times it waits until I try to save. Each time, when I click on Save, Designer crashes. No window appears regarding recovery. When I click on FILE>Open Recent and select the file that crashed, the Recovery file window opens. When I click on that, the file opens to the original without any of the changes I had made and tried to save. I have repeated this several times. I have made a short video of this, in case anybody is interested. I have several crash reports as well.

@Ryan Clarke I am so sorry that you have this ahead of you. I write books too, and have been using Publisher as my go-to “word processor” since it first arrived. I just write the whole thing in some easy-to-read font (plenty of Saves along the way), and don’t worry about any formatting. If the book is a very long one, I sometimes break it up into several files, so that Spell Check and Find and Replace have an easier time of it. When I am done, I decide on my formatting right there in Publisher. It is a very smooth process and beats Pages hands down!!!

@MikeTO well, I will try that tomorrow, although I have everything working right now. But it seems to me that we shouldn’t have to load or unload anything to sort this out. Maybe just me. April 20: @MikeTO I have found that I had one studio preset for Affinity Photo. It downloaded with the fresh installation of 2.5 from the Affinity Store. In the process, I have discovered that some of my linked brushes and palettes from V. 2.3 (Photo and Designer) also downloaded but some others did not. Seems to be quite random. But that is another topic.

I deleted my previous 2.4+ betas and have downloaded 2.5 directly from my account. I have just tested Designer 2.5 and have found something strange. Having selected some frame text, I tried the "fi" button on the Context toolbar. Nothing. Then I tried TEXT>Show Typography. Nothing. Tried to access the new Typography Panel these two ways several times. Nothing. So then I used WINDOW>TYPOGRAPHY and the panel immediately popped up. Now both other ways to access this panel work perfectly too, whether or not I have saved the new Typography Panel on the left or right studio. I will try this again with Photo 2.5. Edit: Same thing happened. Edit again: Same thing with Publisher. Not only that, but then after using WINDOW>TYPOGRAPHY to get the panel working, I tried StudioLink with Photo, and was back to square one. Both "fi" and TEXT/Show Typography would not respond. I purposely deleted the 2.4 + betas on my desktop to be sure that there were not any carry-over glitches. So all three 2.5 Betas are fresh installs from my Affinity account. I have made a video of this, in case anybody would like to see what I am finding.

@Chris Z welcome to the forums!

From the day I first discovered Affinity, I have been overwhelmed by the old-fashioned courtesy, dedication, and professionalism of the entire organization. Even when tempted by some occasional unpleasantness from the outside, honor and decency have always prevailed. It was a shock to read of this acquisition/merger today, but I for one, am going to trust Ash and his wonderful team. They have not failed us yet, and I don’t think they will going forward. Affinity is their creation — they surely don’t want to spoil it! Hopefully Affinity will blossom while keeping its tradition for excellence. Steve Jobs started Apple. Apple has added laptops, iPads, iPhones, Apple TV, etc. without spoiling its brand either. I wish everyone at Serif/Affinity the very best going forward and thank you for what I am sure will be many more years of happiness using the Affinity Suite.

There is also a difference in the size of Princess Charlotte's left and right hand. It looks to me as though her entire left arm and hand came from another image. Notice the colour of the two sleeves. But good for them, all the same! It is a loving and gentle picture in a presently-dreadfully unloving world! I am so happy to have seen it here in the USA before it was so sadly removed.

@smadell Ah ha! I have been rooting through Typeface, and was pretty sure it was Goudy Old Style. The tail on the '"y" is the giveaway. Thank you so much!!

And time to bump this up again! This is a keeper!!

@smadell I just looked at my download of "Ten Thousand Feet" and I don't think the font is the same. I was referring to your PDF regarding the Reticulated Gradient Maps. By the way, I think "Ten Thousand Feet" should be bumped again!! Can't find it!

@smadell I have just tried your macro for the first time. What fun! Here is a first stab. No self-respecting owl would ever claim this relative! (Or the one in the old print from the British Library — on the left — for that matter.) On another subject entirely, would you be willing to share the name of the font you used for your PDF? I am translating a very long book into English and have been considering Adobe Garamond Pro, but I like yours so much better — it has a cleaner look!

@Alfred Huge job! Elegant result. Lovely colors. Thank you so much, Alfred, for your patience and stick-to-it-iveness. This is a Keeper!!

1,000% right. My modus operandi.

@j3rry Lovely!

@TrentL Your videos are wonderfully clear and really helpful! There is just one thing in this one that you might not have found. At least on MAC it is possible to Insert filler text and edit it if you go to Settings>Text and check Insert filler text as text. The default is unchecked. This option is available in Publisher, Designer, and Photo. When this is checked, one can change fonts from word to word, split the filler text into paragraphs, experiment with tab settings, etc. Very handy and not immediately discoverable☺️!