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Apps: All
Platforms: macOS & Windows
In any of the shape tools, picture frame tools and artboard tool you can now cmd+click (macOS) or ctrl+click (Windows) to bring up a dialog to manually specify the size and other properties of the object you want to create. The new object will be created in the position that you clicked, and you have the option in the dialog to change whether that position relates to a specific corner, side or the centre of the shape being created.
For example, here I want to create a circle with 20mm diameter centred at the corner of the square. So I choose the Ellipse tool and then cmd / ctrl + click over the corner of the square. I then get the option to manually enter the size I want the circle to be, set the anchor position to be centre, and hit OK.

Each tool will remember the settings of the last time you created that shape. So in this case the next time I cmd+click with the Ellipse tool it will still be set to 20mm x 20mm anchored to centre.
Some additional notes about this feature:
When the dialog is up you can commit by clicking OK, hitting Return / Enter or clicking anywhere else on the document You can cancel by clicking Cancel or hitting Esc You can click-drag on any of the labels in these dialogs to change the values. So here you could click-drag on the "Width:" label for example. Hover + mouse roll over the values also changes them of course (along with Shift or Alt modifiers to increase / decrease steps made by a factor of 10). If you create a shape by dragging it out on your document, that will also set the W+H for the next time you cmd+click. e.g. if you drag out a rectangle at 100mm x 50mm and want to create another one you can just cmd+click and that size will be preset.

Apps: Designer and Photo
Platforms: All
Additional keyboard shortcuts have been added to all pixel based brush tools (e.g. paint brush, smudge, sponge, dodge, burn, etc.):
Shift-number key will now change flow % (in the same way that number key on it’s own adjusts opacity) Shift + square brackets changes hardness in 10% increments Number key in paint mixer and smudge brush will now adjust strength % Fill with Primary colour has now been set with a default shortcut of Alt + Backspace Fill with Secondary colour has now been set with a default shortcut of cmd / Ctrl + Backspace Updated list of core brush shortcuts are shown below (those highlighted in red are the new additions):


 

Hi Ash,
Thanks for the update,

Question: Is it possible to add the Pen tool Functions to shortcuts panel?

On the preference, the Pen Tool seems to lack of giving these options like:
Convert to Sharp, Curves, Close etc...
 
Thanks

Apps: All
Platforms: macOS and Windows
Very small addition, but the right click menu available when in node tool (or while holding cmd in pen tool) now has the additional option of deleting the node. Both delete methods are available from this menu - either standard delete, or "Fit to Curve" delete. The fit to curve option is the same result you get when pressing Alt+Delete.

Really good features. I do hope however that these will be implemented into Publisher/Photo as well. As a painter I want to be able to preview my art in greyscale/without FX to better understand my colour values and layers. Not relying on an adjustment layer for greyscale especially would be great.

Apps: Designer and Publisher
Platforms: All
In Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher you can now choose to toggle your view to hide all layer effects or switch to greyscale. Being able to hide layer effects in this way is particularly important for those creating very complex designers with 1000s of layers and effects - having a view mode where effects can be turned off greatly improves performance as you work.
Toggling to greyscale mode can also be useful to evaluate contrast and dynamic range more easily.
On desktop you will find these new options in the View Mode options, and on iPad you can toggle them using the buttons next to the View Mode options in the navigator as shown below.
 
Additionally on desktop we have created new buttons you can optionally add to your toolbar to make it more convenient for those who want to toggle between these views regularly. You can find these by right clicking on top toolbar and selecting "Customise Toolbar" and drag either of them on where you see fit.

 

Hi All,

Below is the list of all new feature and improvements which are included in the 2.2 beta.
To learn more about these features please click on the link to go to each feature's dedicated post. To give feedback or report bugs against any of these features please reply to that same post (also check out bug reporting and feedback tips).
Features and improvements affecting all platforms
OCIO v2 Support (new in build 1931)
Custom text variables (new in build 1903)
Additional keyboard shortcuts for brush tools (new in build 1903)
Alt-click new layer automatically adds selection to that new layer (new in build 1903)
Cross References added to Affinity Publisher
Greyscale and no-FX view mode options added
Change guide colour
Long press tool shortcuts
Custom date formats available in Publisher
All supported image files now available from File->Open in Publisher
Find and replace includes scope and result count
Go to previously viewed spread
Create symbol option added to Layer Menu
Additional options when creating indexes
Windows and macOS features and improvements
Object creation data entry (new in build 1931)
Move data entry (new in build 1931)
Data merge allows fields to set URLs, File locations, emails and anchors (anchors new in build 1931)
Delete node added to right click menu
"Select All on Current Layer" option now available
Grid presets and favourite fonts now sync between apps on device
iPad features and improvements
Decimal place accuracy preferences added to iPad
"Prefer to keep selection" preference added


Getting the 2.2 beta
If you have not enrolled into the beta program yet and would like to take part, you can do so here. This will immediately give you access to the latest 2.2 beta builds to try for yourself.
If you are already enrolled in the beta program you have two options:
If you still have the 2.1 beta installed, you can now run up those beta versions and you will be prompted to update them to the 2.2 beta. If you have uninstalled the 2.1 beta, you will need to go back to Your Account -> Downloads and product keys and find your previous order for the Affinity Beta Software Program, and you can download the 2.2 beta from there. Thanks,
Ash

thank you. That is very useful.
One additional thing regarding stroke width shortcuts. When the stroke is 0 pt width (often by default), the right bracket shortcut doesn't seem to work. It starts working from 0.1 pt onward. Looks like the shortcut is multiplicative (adds/removes a percentage of current value), maybe it's the reason it doesn't work with 0 pt, just guessing
It would be great if this limitation could be removed, unless there is a good reason for it

Apps: All
Platforms: Windows, macOS and iPad
In Version 2 we added the use of square brackets to increase and decrease stroke weight on the fly in the pen, pencil and move tools. By request we have now activated this while in any of the shape tools, as well as the node tool. In the case of the node tool square brackets will only change stroke weight if you do not have a node selection (in which case square brackets adopts previous behaviour of selecting next / previous node).

2.1.0 Bug Fixes
This post covers the main bug fixes that are included in 2.1.0. The bug fixes are organised by operating system.
(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 
App occasionally hangs when zooming Boolean Operations improved resulting in many fixes AFFonts can now be streamed from Affinity Store Improved Kerning support - GPOS type 8 chaining contextual lookups now supported.  Opening some files caused the app to crash Hang can occur when deleting object styles Warp Group exported to PDF results in clipped objects Shape Builder Tool instant crash hitting return on Symbols [Designer] All keyboard input broken after altering table line/fill settings [Publisher] .GPR (GoPro RAW) files fail to open with 'File Type Not Supported' error Metadata Panel - EXIF 'Date Shot' field incorrectly re-applies the local OS time offset for images lacking timezone data [Photo] Transform Origin is moved after adjusting the height/width of an object or flipping it Canon multiple exposure RAW file loads with pink overlay when using Serif LABs Line Objects report X/Y values incorrectly in the Transform Panel Improved Linear DNG processing [Photo] Drawing a new table does not take selected font into account [Publisher] Object changes page based on centre of bounding box and not cursor position [Publisher] Stock Panel - Pixabay has lost the vector option Some specific lens profile changes [Photo] Updated Libraw to 0.21.1 release Many other fixes Translation Improvements Help file improvements (B) Bug fixes which affected Desktop (Windows and macOS)
Being prompted to save TIFF with layers or Save As even though only contains Background layer [Photo] Inconsistent behaviour when renaming and undoing renaming of swatches, warning shown in UI is not always applicable Sidenotes set 'Towards / Away from Spine' that are long enough to cover one another are hidden, or displayed on the last page incorrectly Copying non-destructive RAW layer and pasting into a separate document renders the RAW layer invisible in the original RAW file Typographic apostrophe OR certain other characters followed by an accented character pastes incorrectly into external apps Deleting a (shared) [brush/asset] category in App 1 while editing a styles name in App 2 can crash App 2 Pixel Brush Tool fails to output if using Accumulation or Flow Jitter when its not 100% File size in master doc increasing inexplicably with linked files Unable to scroll or use the arrows on the White Balance field in Develop Persona Brush accumulation fixed Opening and closing chapters in a book can leave the files locked and read only and stops book from being able to save, or close. Crash data merging if the source contains Cyrillic text Non Live Filters are prompting the app to ask if the user wants to save a TIFF with layers or flattened Fix for document specific crashes and hangs on load & print Changing the DPI of a document using any unit, other than pixels, cause the page to change size Tabbing in many dialogs/panels improved Spanish Hyphenation Dictionary updated Docx import improvements PDF Export fixes PSD Import fixes Knife tool improvements including Straight Line mode  Many other desktop fixes (C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows
Preferences, User Interface, Light UI: UI Brightness and Text Contrast sliders reset to defaults when we restart the app Cannot change document DPI  Export Preview: WebP and JPEG XL formats do not zoom with the shortcut Export Preview: Some formats do not zoom with the shortcut RAW files open underexposed / dark [Photo] Font Manager - Fonts disappear after selecting substitute V2 MSI build doesn't currently work with Roaming Profiles Crash using Shape Builder with ' Clean up unused curves ' enabled Crash when using the Shape Builder tool, crash when marquee selecting with Shape Builder, crash when selecting Shape Builder tool Develop Persona: Opening 2x raw files at once doesn't save changes/edits after developing DAUB W&W - Bristles crashes app when selected from dropdown Long delay when calling the Edit Brush dialog. Performance improvements for problems encountered when using the application for a long time. Many other Windows specific fixes (D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS
App attempts to reconnect to disconnected SMB share on launch [threads] New textured intensity brushes do not repeat with portrait images  Zooming in/out on a document (for example with Live Perspective) can intermittently cause a crash on (M1/M2) MacBooks Export Persona hang in Open and Save Panel Process when Exporting Slices Text Frame panel Unit control inches Grammarly for Desktop causes Publisher to crash when accessing the Find and Replace Panel Frequency Separation, destructive Gaussian Blur and High Pass: corruption/thin coloured lines Typing in certain fields removes the initial character Searching Stock Studio with no internet connection crashes apps, but should show a 'Connection Failed' error It was no longer possible to drag and drop layers/objects between documents. Live filters with blend mode treat 0% opacity as 100% Find and Replace fails to highlight special characters Many other macOS specific fixes (E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad
Fonts installed from creative cloud show on context toolbar with name in Chinese  Anti-aliasing is broken with iPad System Settings > Display > Display Zoom > 'More Space' enabled UI could keep reappearing even after you entered full screen mode. Searching Stock Studio with no internet connection crashes apps Rulers don't stay hidden in preview mode & Hide rulers in full screen.  Brush Panel corruption can occur with multiple brush kits installed Blur Live filters: setting Radius to negative values crashes app. No Text Capitalisations options (etc) on iPad [Publisher] Live filters with blend mode treat 0% opacity as 100% If a document is closed on the iPad whilst editing an embedded file it will cause the document to fail to open again Searching Stock Studio with no internet connection crashes apps, but should show a 'Connection Failed' error No PDF options when opening a PDF file Drop down menus with checkable options no longer auto close UI improvements to Preferences/Settings Many other iPadOS specific fixes Affinity Windows applications include the fixes in lists (A)+(B)+(C)
(A) Bugs fixes affecting All Apps
+ (B) Bug fixes affecting desktop Apps
+ (C) those fixes affecting Windows Affinity macOS applications include the fixes in lists (A)+(B)+(D)
(A) Bugs fixes affecting All Apps
+ (B) Bug fixes affecting desktop Apps
+ (D) Bug fixes affecting macOS Affinity iPad applications include the fixes in list (A)+(E)
(A) Bugs fixes affecting All Apps
+ (E) Bug fixes affecting iPads. These list are just the highlights of the many (300+) fixes made during the recent 2.1.0 beta cycle, which are listed in full in this post .
If you have reported a bug and it is not yet fixed, please do not worry or report it again. More fixes will be made in the forthcoming 2.2 beta cycle.
 

2.1.0 Features and Improvements
This post is the list of all new features and improvements included in the 2.1.0 release, and just below it is a list of the main bug fixes.
Features and improvements affecting all platforms
Balanced dashed lines and other stroke improvements  Running headers in Publisher  Running Headers tutorial:  Show Special Characters added to Designer and Photo  Adjusted Mask Behaviour  Auto-select options in move tool  Square bracket stroke width adjustment expanded functionality Blend mode keyboard shortcuts Alt / Option - drag to duplicate in Layers panel Alt / Option click to expand / collapse all in Layers panel Crop tool improvements Cropping in Photo tutorial:  Auto clean added to paint mixer brush Double-click artboard label to rename Ability to create more complex dashed lines Paste inside picture frame Vector Flood Fill in Designer Vector Flood Fill tutorial   Vector Flood Fill with Bitmap Fills in  Designer tutorial:  for button to appear, requires Resetting Toolbar using "View" > "Customize Tools" > "Reset"  Guides improvements Vector warp nodes now obey snapping Brush panel improvements Raster perspective and mesh warp live filters added to Designer Search bar added to your add-ons  Spanish Hyphenation Dictionary provided with the apps updated In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the Windows and macOS features and improvements
WebP and JPEG XL now available in batch export  "Close All" added to File menu Asset panel reordering improvements Rename... added to Layer menu & tab behaviour Mask to below... added to Layer menu Measure tool now available in Photo and Publisher Measure and Area Tools:  Place tool now available in Photo Zoom tool context options in Develop persona Drag / Drop bitmap fill to colour and swatch panel In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the iPad features and improvements
New left swipe options on iPad layers panel  Redesigned edit menu  Blend mode and opacity now available in main Layers Panel iPadOS Photos app integration "Show in Files" option from Live Document burger menu  Style Picker tool added to iPad apps  New keyboard shortcut options added Reset rotation in navigator with double tap Pencil double tap option to open quick menu Long press geometry operation to create compound Tapping warp group thumbnail now selects node tool Advanced PDF options when opening now exposed Modifiers now available for Select Object Hide Layer type icon now available Main view rulers added Rulers and Column Guides tutorial  Localised versions of the changes in 2.1 (and those in later releases) can be found here
Affinity Designer Feature List Affinity Photo Feature List Affinity Publisher Feature List As well as all these improvements over 2.0.4 listed above, listed below are the most important bugs that have been fixed in 2.1.0

Another simple way, I hope someone could develops an addon or a plugin that helps embed stable diffusion into Affinity UI, like some devs did for Krita, Photoshop, Gimp

Hi All,
An update to the beta has just been made available which we are expecting to be the build we release publicly very soon! This means you can update your beta version to be the same code as what we will be our initial public release of 2.1.
We will therefore now have a period where the latest beta version is the same as the release version. That will remain the case until we begin a fresh beta which will either be a patch to 2.1 if we feel it's needed, or hopefully moving straight to the first beta of 2.2. At that point you will be able to update the beta versions you currently have installed for that latest update to test. 
During the period that 2.1.0.1799 is in sync with the release build (when 2.1 is made public) it's up to you if you want to continue to report any bugs in the beta forums or the main bug reporting forums.
I want to take this opportunity to thank you all so much for being so actively involved with the testing of 2.1 - along with all the new features and improvements we have got through a huge number of fixes, and that's only been possible with having so many of you putting it through it's paces. It's made a huge difference, and we're very much looking forward to working with you all on the next beta!
All the best,
Ash

Hi All,
We made a slight mistake and the fix for this issue in the alignment drop down didn't go into the right 2.1 branch. Anyway, considering it is a dead safe fix we have decided to quickly get that in before release.
This is a macOS only issue, so have also decided to only rebuild for Mac. For that reason, you will now be getting an update to 2.1.0.1806 for the macOS version which is our new GM build. Windows and iPadOS remain on 2.1.0.1799.

Thanks,
Ash
 
 

Thank you Ash + Team for your support efforts. I work with the trio 6 days a week. I cannot imagine life with out them!

Thanks to Serif for the hard work on this. 2.1 is a very nice update!

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in 2.1.0.1790
The Improvements in build 2.1.0.1790 are found in this post
Please reply in this forum only to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant new feature post, or if unrelated to new functionality in the Other bugs & issues forum.
Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
Margins that are linked in New document setup are shown as unlinked in document setup [AFB-7642] Books Panel Menu still has entries for Cross references "Calculations failed" error message while flow filling of design containing complex geometry in some instances Bugs affecting Windows
New Document Dialog: When deleting a Recent document, the scrollbar jumps up Background grey level slider doesn't function [AFB-7679] General performance improvements Bugs affecting macOS
Zooming in/out on a document with Live Perspective can intermittently cause a crash on (M1/M2) MacBooks [AFD-6345] Running Header Settings dialog can get stuck open in the background Book crashing on export to PDF [AFB-7606] Bugs affecting iPad
Brush Panel corruption can occur with multiple brush kits installed [AFP-6132] Viewport 'furniture' is not being drawn at the correct scale when document is opened with rulers enabled [AFD-6519] On fields whose output can be formatted, the related context menu item is labelled differently than on desktop Popover that contains tab stop options is missing a couple of labels It's possible to force gaps to appear in the Studio Panel bar

Hi All,
Another build has just been made available (2.1.0.1790) including a few more fixes. They are listed in the fix list thread here.
Nearly there!
Thanks,
Ash
 

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in 2.1.0.1781
The Improvements in build 2.1.0.1781 are found in this post
Please reply in this forum only to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant new feature post, or if unrelated to new functionality in the Other bugs & issues forum.
Bugs affecting all platforms
Unable to use Cmd+Shift together to select objects [AFD-6571] Glyph IDs are displayed in Hex, but the search is assuming decimal On Text panel's Bullets and Numbering section, tab stop options show paragraph alignment icons Spellcheck is broken by zero non-width joiner Linear DNG opens broken (green channel / pink highlights) [AFP-4293] [iPad] On Text Panel's Bullets and Numbering section, Tabstop is one word but it's two elsewhere Vector Flood - bitmaps in different colour spaces Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
Crash - Dragging slider on Sub brush settings [AFP-6042] DNG file not being opened correctly [AFP-4465] Hang printing a book User file - Crash on File > Print [AFB-7632] Endnotes take <NoteEnd> into consideration when spellchecking providing unexpected results .XLSX files with font name values in Chinese cannot be used when Data Merging AFD-5571 Divide Operation fails on Picture Frame object 32 bit TIF file shifts exposure when changing between Photo and Develop persona - File(s) specific [AFP-6108] Exposure shift inserting 32bit (linear) layer(s) into 16bit doc differs in V2 compared to V1 [AFP-6086] RAF is heavily cropped on open (Serif Labs & Apple Core) [AFP-4488] Sony RAW converted to DNG using Iridient S Transformer has red areas when adjusting exposure Develop Persona: issues (highlights rendering) with DNG generated by DxO PureRaw/DeepPRIME technology. [AFP-4444] V2 displaying additional fringing over V1 Vector Flood Fill crashes with complex DWG documents App hangs when editing a text frame from a book chapter Bugs affecting Windows
"Always install available content" checkbox is not being reflected between session instances [HUB-296] Copying of settings from Release to Beta isn't working on Windows [HUB-295] Canvas flickers when switching between open documents [AFB-7440] Edit Pixel brush > Dynamics > Distance Max value box disappearing [PD-606] Unable to drag asset to the Colour Panel to apply as Bitmap Fill [AFD-6579] JPEG Export defaults to CMYK 0,0,0,100 Matte when selecting a colour profile to be embedded, UI fails to reflect and sliders do not function [AFP-6113] Exporting to JPEG with Embed ICC profile unchecked exports a black canvas [AFB-7611] Export Preview: Some formats do not zoom with the shortcut [AFP-5615] Export Preview: Unable to interact with Matte sliders whilst Generating Preview [AFP-6114] App crash when printing file with pages outside the specified 'Include on Export' range in Section Manager [AFB-7433] Paste Inside fails to work on Picture Frames when copied from Windows Photo Viewer [AFB-7635] Settings > Colour > Warn when assigning working profile... is clipped in German and shifts left when clicked [AFB-7581] RAW files open underexposed / dark [AFP-6119] RAW files loading slower in V2 [AFP-5882] PD-633 [Win] Add Area tool as customisation option to Photo and Publisher [PD-635] Bugs affecting macOS
Text Frame panel Unit control inches [AFB-7215] Cross Reference shortcuts still exist on Mac [AFB-7651] StudioLink fails to work on macOS in beta 2.1.0.1769 [AFB-7653] Edit Pixel brush > Dynamics > Distance Max value box does not have set min value on Mac [PD-610] Export Persona hang in Open and Save Panel Process when Exporting Slices [AFD-5921] New textured intensity brushes do not repeat with portrait images [AFD-2727] Bugs affecting iPad
Overheating whilst in Refine mode [AFP-6111] Capitalisation context toolbar option is missing from the ? overlay [AFB-7623] Layer Context menu can incorrectly appear when moving a layer leading to a crash [PD-564] Unable to quickly tap on the < > arrows [AFP-6116] File created in desktop version crashes iPad version on open [AFD-6324] Text Panel's Stroke options lack 3rd dash length/gap and Balanced option [PD-622] Photo's Reset menu in French is truncated as it doesn't use two columns [PD-597] Preferences > Reset page is not scrollable in Spanish [AFB-6711] Quickly returning through multiple studio menus leaves studio blank until re-entering document [AFD-6341] Auto Clean Brush is missing from iPad's Paint Mixer Brush [AFP-6075]

Thanks a lot for reporting this. This is actually already a known issue, but I've added your report to our internal ticket.

Ahhh I'm with you!
In which case you might actually find the new  'Auto Select' dropdown on the move tool's context toolbar useful. If you switch that Objects it should always select an object over a group, avoiding the necessity to hold down Ctrl to always drill into the group.  

Hi All,
Thanks again for all your continued help with this release. We are getting very close to launch. This will be the final beta build before what will hopefully be our first release candidate next week. For that reason we are not really making any further significant changes (or anything which could be considered risky). 
The main thing I want to make you all aware of is that we have decided to not release the cross-references feature with 2.1. For that reason this feature has been removed from this week's build.
Any documents you may have created which include cross references will still open (and they will even still update), but you will not be able to edit or create new cross-references in 2.1. We understand this might be disappointing for some of you, however we will be moving into 2.2 beta very shortly after 2.1 release, and as soon as a 2.2 beta is available that will include cross-references again (and will definitely make it to 2.2 release!)
We have made this decision primarily as we have been working on adding better formatting options (as have been requested on these forums) into the feature, but we have not quite managed to get it to a point where we feel it will be releasable in time - and considering all the other great stuff / fixes we have put into 2.1 we don't want to delay the whole of 2.1 because of it.

Other than that in this build it's mostly just fixes which you can see in this thread.
Thanks,
Ash

Hello. It seems that in Designer MacOS Beta, while in node tool, lazo selection, triggered by option modifier, doesn't select anything.
Anyone else experiencing that?
Thank you
 

We can definitely look into doing this. I'll pass it to the developers - thanks  

I am asking Serif to improve the interface of the Setting window in the Shortcuts tab - so that when scrolling through the list of shortcuts, the upper part of the window remains stationary - as in the presented video.
Now in the Beta version Windows 11, when you scroll through the list of shortcuts, the upper part of the window with the program selection, Load, Save, Reset, etc. is hidden.
A slight improvement of the interface would greatly improve the comfort of using the Setting window.
And of course, you still need to add a search for shortcuts to this element.

 
 
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