Peter J G

OK, done, you got the extra 30%

Do you want us to buy from you or the Apple Store? I only need Photo and its $24.99 using Apple. Thanks

Affinity and users, wishing you all a Happy New Year and Affinity another successful year in 2020. Peter

I want to be fair with Affinity, Since writing the original post and the last one on Nov. 29th. Since then I have opened Designer, Publisher 1.7.3 every day to see if theres been any more problems, and THERE HASN'T been any. Every day from Nov 29, to today Dec 30, I have opened the apps, on my iMac 10.15.1 then 10.15.2 (mid Dec') So whatever was going on has gone.. Maybe I shouldn't write that.. too late. So there you have my little test.

All my apps load in SafeMode, they all reload in Normal mode. So it does clear up Publisher/Designer but after awhile it seems to go off again. I'll make an effort to open the apps' everyday and see what happens. And if it does happen again I'll look into the Fonts. Thanks.

I've never used login items, ai've always left it empty... and I've had Mac's since about 1990. I just felt old. But I'll keep an eye on things.

Thanks, I'll think about that.

They all worked under the previous OS version. I can't remember when, how and why I started to have this problem... except from my first post here (above) I was having trouble with OS10.15. And just to make my point, I couldn't open Publisher/Designer earlier today until I booted into Safe Mode. I just closed and opened up Publisher/Designer and they opened. So something isn't talking to something else. I could go to another acc' to test it. But I'll wait until I can't open them again to check.

Nope, because with all the apps on my OS, the trouble has been with Designer/Publisher. So something is up between the OS and the apps. I also have Pixelmator/Pixelmator Pro and all the other apps I have on my computer and theres no problem with any of them..

Its been awhile.. I understand your not manned 24/7 for support. My comment wan't meant to sound negative, just no responses. thats all. As for my initial problem, I still have it. Designer and Publisher don't open, I go to Safe mode and they do. I restart and they do, but then eventually stop opening again. IMHO its in the OS10.15.1 I bought Designer through the Apple store and I signed up for the Beta of Publisher. So 2 different purchases. In any case, The problem is still there.

David, I use an iMac 27" OS 1015.1, I have Designer and Publisher 1.7.3... and I've had a problem for awhile now since I upgraded to 10.15.1. They won't open, then I have to Force Quit. If I open my iMac in Safe Mode, (holding the shift key down when opening until I see the login) Open my iMac, then go to Publisher/Designer, they'll open. I then restart my iMac open the app's and they load.... BUT somewhere in this sys' they finish up not opening up again. I do the Safe boot and they do. I know this isn't fixing your problem (or it might) but its a Start, you never know. I think its in the OS. If Affinity or others have any ideas for me, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

OK, no help replies. So I SHUT DOWN my iMac> Started it again>went to the App' folder> Selected each one separately Publisher 1.7.3, Designer 1.7.3>They Opened.

I have tried opening both Publisher and Designer but they will not, I have to force quit them. Appreciate any help or how to upgrade, or uninstall and reinstall? Something, thx. iMac OS 10.15.

I also did what jmwellborn did, and it also worked the same for me. I'm using an iMac 10.14.5

@chic I also hit the RESET in Studio. Then it opened up. But am I wrong in saying that the link still doesn't work. I can create it, but its not working yet? Another words if I hit it it won't take me to the address I created?

I had placed this in the wrong section of the forum.. Sorry. I sometimes get this black square popup on images I have placed, then in the edit tab, and it won't go away. Actually trying to see if linked from embedded made a difference just crashed the app' Master & Pages were open. When I looked at the Pages (it was on) it wasn't there, I looked at the Navigator and it wasn't there, I would click back to the Page and it wasn't there, I would click the image to edit and the black square was there. This also happened in the last build. It has happened before but I don't remember what type it was. This one tho was a pdf file from inDesign, I was fooling around with.

I "Placed" an inDesign PDF into a page, selected the Frame Text Tool to edit it, and with a double click the image opened in another tab and I was able to edit the text in it. I immediately went back to see if the text had changed in my Original page and it had. And if you hit Layers as Capodastra mentioned you will also see each stage of the pdf file you created in there.

I didn't realize that, resizing the box v the text. Thanks.

I'm just trying to duplicate your situation... I just didn't do the white/black. Anyway it seems to work for me. I used the text frame tool, and pasted your comment into it. Good luck.

It worked for me. iMac OS 10.13.6 (if this is what you meant?) Affinity Publisher 1.7.0.128

nope, this one, and my iMac. iMac OS 10.13.6 (17G65) Publisher 1.7.0.58

so now it is.... deleted the other file, started another.... SMH I highlighted the Master Pages, Master Page using many different names and NOW its working.

It allows me to change it, but then hitting return, its as you say, it sticks to MAster. I tried doing "1" as you mentioned

I set up a bunch of pages, a Master page, named Master but I typed it MAster. I selected it to change it, it allows me to change it, but reverts to my original typo, "MAster". Is this normal, or how to a make the change to Master or another word I might want to change it to. Thanks. iMac OS 10.13.6 (17G65) Publisher 1.7.0.58

still (sometimes) After adding pages like the Tutorial says, and then SHIFT highlighting them all, Right click my mouse to APPLY MASTER has crashed the app/shuts it down completely to then open the app again.