Yo’Vinny

Thanks @walt.farrell, but I don't see how this is much different than creating separate Publisher files and then opening them up in separate file tabs. Does this mean in order to have grouped thumbnails I create chapters in the initial file, which then creates the separate chapter files, which then have different tabs independent of the original file. Can you provide some further guidance or a help/tutorial link? I have not purchased the V2 upgrade yet but will most likely do so.

Did grouped thumbnails get added in some form to Affinity Publisher 2?

Sorry if this is posted somewhere else, but I could not find it in the FAQ. What's going on with Affinity? I haven't see any regular updates to the Windows desktop version of Photo, Designer or Publisher. I really love these products and have integrated them heavily into my day-to-day work. It would be very disappointing to see them stop production. Thanks!

Bummer...yes that is what I needed. Maybe soon.

@Pšenda, Yes...I want a collapsible hierarchy of views on the page view that essentially can allow me to group pages together in the view. I didn't see that Chapters can do this...is that what you have configured to get that view?

Thanks @Dan C. Good to know I could not see a feature to do this.

Thanks @walt.farrell. I also have Designer and have used it before including with Artboards. The Artboards thumbnails create a similar navigation experience although I can either look at zoomed-out artboards or individual ones. It is nice in Publisher to have both views...but I could manage this compromise. However, I still can't group/ungroup Artboards in the thumbnail view which is really what I'm looking for. The best equivalent that I can refer to is PowerPoint which allows me to group these thumbnails and then permit a click to expand or collapse those thumbnails.

Often I will use many pages in an Affinity Publisher file because it is easier to manage these in one tile view rather than separate files. It would be much easier to navigate these in a view that had groupings. I've looked at the section manager and it does not seem to have this functionality in the thumbnails view (unless I'm missing something). Does anyone know if this is a feature that I can't find or one that is being worked on for a new release?

Very happy to hear. I will certainly be on the lookout when it is available for purchase. Thanks!

It would be FANTASTIC if Affinity could publish a book on Affinity Publisher. I have had a lot of value from their video tutorials, but I like the books and how they show some examples and best practices. If Affinity were to release a book on Publisher, I would certainly purchase it.

I figured out a solution to insert a vector, have text wrapping behave correctly and not bring the system to a halt. Create the base text frame and fill it with your text. 'Picture' place or 'Picture' frame place your vector. Create a shape in Publisher that is the same width and height or circular or otherwise boundary as the vector you just placed. Set the text wrapping on the shape you created that is the behavior you want over the text frame. Test that the wrapping is working on the newly created shape (with high performance...yea!). Align your placed vector on top of the shape you added and then group it with the background shape. Now feel free to move or resize the group (shape plus vector) and watch as the text responds without any slowdown The compromise here is that it needs to be straightforward to create a shape boundary that is close to the vector you are inserting. In most of my cases these vectors are rectangular or ellipse so the extra step does not take that long. Enjoy! Text Wrapping with Vector.afpub

Did this issue ever get resolved? I am having it in Beta 1.7.0.206, pretty much making it unusable for a document with about 25 vector files.