jonwright
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I get that people may be concerned about the news, but many of the comments here are completely ludicrous and hyperbolic. Some of them read like a spoof.
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Don't worry guys, AI will decimate the industry within five years anyway. There won't even be any point to software by then.
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Something curious is happening when I generate pages from data merge. The content on the first page of my document shifts down by approximately 0.22 inches with every generation. It's only happening on the first page - which doesn't contain any data fields. I've tried the page with and without a master applied. Locking the content makes no difference either. It's not difficult to sort out, I just realign the content after the final generate, but it makes me slightly nervous about how reliable the entire layout is after running a data merge.
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Data merge and facing pages
jonwright replied to jonwright's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
Thanks so much, that appears to have done the trick! One final question if you don’t mind. The single right hand page is followed by double facing pages that continue the data merge. When I click generate, the resulting pages loop alternately through the single page and the double page, rather than continuing with the double pages. I guess I’m doing something wrong, any ideas what it could be? -
Data merge and facing pages
jonwright replied to jonwright's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
For this particular project I'm afraid not. -
I've created a facing master page with data merge, which almost works as I'd like it to. Because the first page in my document is on the right, the Publisher always generates the second record first. I've tried changing to a negative record offset, but that doesn't work. Is there a way to show the first record on the right hand page?
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A bit of a newbie issue here. I've drawn a curve shape using the pen tool, then drawn another curve inside that visually separates the original shape. I want to fill each area of the shape with a different colour, but I can't see how. I've tried different combinations of merging curves, doing nodes etc, but can't quite figure it out. The fill tool always fills the entire shape, with missing areas. I thought this might be because the shapes aren't joined properly, but when I try to join them, new lines are created. Any ideas where I'm going wrong? Attached images show the original shape, the result when I try to fill a section, and the result when I try to close curves. Join curves also creates a new line.
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I've created some artwork for a friend in Designer, and they've asked for it to have a white border. It's an A4 document, and they want a 1cm border. What's the best way to deal with this? Is it to simply draw a rectangle the size of the document and add a white stroke to the preferred width, or is there a better way? Thanks!
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Document Templates
jonwright replied to Steve2's topic in Feedback for Affinity Publisher V1 on Desktop
+1 I've been designing a 'template' for my Dad and his local magazine, it would nice if it could be saved as such, so he can't mess with it by mistake. -
From what I can see, there isn't currently an inbuilt way to build a book cover in publisher? I've completed all of the content of my book, but now need to work out how create the cover in a way that could be adjusted if required. Is the easiest approach to duplicate a master, then change the dimensions to allow for the spine in the centre, adjusting the margins location and design from there?
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I've added a text frame to a page, and made some edits, such as adding a coloured border. Since then I haven't been able to select, move, edit, or delete the text frame. I can edit the content, but not the frame itself. The frame has very small 'x' icons instead of handles. I've tried several key combinations, and checked to see if anything is locked, and it appears not.
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I have an iPhone app which I use to create iPhone mockups. When exporting the generated png images, it includes a relatively large transparent area around the main image. When using Sketch, I can drag in the images and then re-export them without any editing, the transparent area surrounding the original image is automatically removed. Is there a way to easily remove this transparent area in AD or AP?
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SVG Export Size
jonwright replied to jonwright's topic in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
I think I figured it out. AD always outputs the size as 100% x 100% no matter what the dimensions. I change the XML to the pixel values and all worked correctly on upload. -
SVG Export Size
jonwright replied to jonwright's topic in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
When I'm exporting, I select 'Selection Without Background' or I'll get the whole artboard, which is included in the file you just sent. When uploaded, it seems to have included the artboard, but still made the image small - 250px x 150px. I'm on Mac OS 10.13.5. -
SVG Export Size
jonwright replied to jonwright's topic in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
Oh, sorry, yes I do, it still shows at 150px x 150px when uploaded. -
SVG Export Size
jonwright replied to jonwright's topic in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
Sure, here we go: SVG Test 144dpi.svg SVG Test.afdesign