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Hi Serif, Affinity Publisher 1.9.0.932 1.9.1.979 on Windows 10 20H2, fully updated. Hardware Acceleration turned OFF. Using Replace... buton on PDF linked resource in Afpub Resource Manager results into only last frame populated with the replaced resource, the replaced resource has distorted proportions (both replaced and original PDF have exactly the same dimensions), the rest of originally populated frames are empty Selecting all frames populated with PDF linked resources, hitting Replace Image button in the Context Toolbar results in first image replaced correctly, but all the remaining frames populated with replaced PDF with distorted proportions.

@Chris B Issue still present in 1.9, a year later. It happens when Preferences > Tools > Smallest is set.

Hi. Thanks for the dropbox link, I've just uploaded the file for you to check the issue out. Tested again on another computer just now and it doesn't work as expected (the way it always worked in previous versions) here. It's a different computer, not the first one I've encountered the issue with. Updated from 1.5 constantly with all the updates up to 1.9. Quite easy to replicate here with the original file and even a brand new one I just created. See my gif below. I'm expecting the newly created rectangle from first half of the gif to be pasted on top of the topellipse (from the top of the layer stack) in the second half of the gif, however it appears on the top of the whole layer stack now. Using CTRL+V to paste it (not obvious from the screen cast). I've upgraded all my machines to 1.9 so I sadly can't show you how this worked for me in previous releases. Sorry for not being clear enough in my original post, my point is: I'm working on a huge file (the one I've uploaded to dropbox) with dozens of layers (since sadly, object = a layer in Affinity). I need to PASTE an object, created elsewhere (due to buggy Affinity Booleans), from the clipboard on top of a single layer in the middle of my layer stack (heavily grouped). I have to either drag the object and scroll dozens of layers to the place is in the middle of layer stack to drop it where I need to place it, which is enormously time consuming, especially when I'm doing this multiple times over and over. Insert at the top of the layer always worked for me in a similar fashion 'Paste in front' works in Illustrator. It's no longer the case now. I hope I've explained my issue well enough.

Hi @Sean P, sure. Please, hit me with a private dropbox link and I’ll upload it once I’m back at the office. TIA

Hi. Disaster release 1.9 contains another bug: Select a layer (inside a group) in a layer stack, have an object in clipboard, click Insert at the top of the layer button, it gets highlighted, but on paste the object appears at the top of the layer stack. It worked flawlessly in all other previous releases I can think of since like version 1.5. Same goes when the same button is selected and one clicks New Layer icon.

Well, that's unfortunate. Please, do the following then. Please note it might take a while before you receive a response since the Serif staff is quite busy with huge amount of purchases due to the current sale. https://store.serif.com/en-gb/help/

Hi there @NoobMan and @leoskey, welcome to the forums. If you purchased from Serif Affinity store, then try to login to your Affinity Store account, in the Downloads & product keys page you should find what you're looking for. But in case you purchased via Microsoft Store or Mac App Store, there is no serial number and your purchased products downloaded from the store are activated upon download. In that case, just uninstall the trial version(s) you might have downloaded and installed from the affinity website (those will still ask for a serial number) and use the apps downloaded from your store.

https://github.com/lclevy/canon_cr3

Try following: https://ibb.co/277QnfC MODS... picking @Patrick Connor as a mention... This is more than annoying... happens in all the browsers all the platforms (Linux, macOS, Win) so it's not a browser issue. Copypasting smaller images (not gifs) directly to the post are sometimes works, most of the time doesn't. Certainly never works with animated gifs.

No, it seems that export goes well in this case.

Indeed, that us what I’ve done. Just look at the layers panel on my screenshot, it’ll become obvious (call it thinking outside the box if you want to). However, it’s tedious to work with such layers, since we don’t have a proper lock layer function. Once you manage to click the object(s) that span across the layers, it will be “sucked” into the artboard layer you clicked in (due to the weird tree artboard / object system affinity uses... the only way is to disable Edit all layers switch, but that’s another hassle...

Ok, Walter. Anyway. it can be done with a bit of effort and an object can span multiple artboards from what I gathered. You only have to disable "Edit all layers" or it will suck the objects in. Not perfect and should be fixed as @JGD mentions elsewhere.

Hi @Alexis3. Try View > View Mode > (untick) Clip to canvas (or just hit the backslash key "\" that is a default key to toggle the switch).

Hi @Disappointed & Frustrated, welcome to the forums. Your best bet is to contact Serif directly via an e-mail at affinity@serif.com - the help desk or a salesperson will get in touch with you asap. From the experience, you don’t have to be worried, the Black Friday sale still applies to your unfinished purchase. 😉

Hi there @Artzfartzy, I have quite good experience with the free version of FontBase. It's multi-platform (Win, Mac, Linux), quite lightweight and fast. Its free version does have all the standard features, the only thing I miss is font auto-activation, that's available only in a subscription-only version.

Hi. Attempted to create a simple crest, made two objects. Now trying to add them together, getting result as follows: Affinity Designer file in question: crest-boolean-add-2-curves-fail.afdesign Thanks for explaining why the ADD boolean fails and perhaps a solution how to fix that inside designer, it happens to me quite often. Nothing like that ever happens to me in Inkscape, VectorStyler nor Illustrator. Edit: After reversing the direction of one of the curves boolean ADD works and the result is as expected. So I guess the thread can now be closed. FYI: Winding Mode was set to Alternate (Even-Odd).

Well. I believe I said VetorStyler (free beta, about a year in development) is still rough at the edges, but it delivers. I couldn't phrase this better. With Affinity Designer (paid product, 6 years in development, app marketed as a professional solution), we do have a nice UI, but it doesn't deliver, you constantly have to use dozens of workarounds to get the job done. What's better? To me, the product that delivers does have a splendid UX, while the product that does not doesn't have a good UX, despite it's nicer and tidy UI. How about you? Don't get me wrong, I still DO believe that Serif will man up and finally fixes the most annoying bugs and adds features professional designers desperately need. I still didn't give up on Affinity, otherwise I wouldn't be here.

Awww, here, here... Well, since this whole forum is all about workarounds, usage of Inskcape, VectorStyler and other software is a workaround to Designers missing features, thus this whole discussion is very on topic, @dominik. Sorry, but I couldn't help and post this. Take care!

Well, VectorStyler dev decided to put all his skills and efforts into feature set instead of building a nice UI. And "this is the way" 😉 The UX is imo quite splendid, especially for its awesome vector features. While its UI is rough at the edges at the moment, I'm sure it will be polished before its official release.

Hi @Hokusai, well, to be fair you should also mention that from January 1987 to at least January 2005, AI was distributed on physical media (floppy drives, later CD/DVD, which was a form of copy protection - you had to have to get the physical media to use and update/upgrade sw), there were no digital downloads of the product and the development was quite slow at the time, mostly one major version per a year or two. Also, you had way more time to get your job complete compared to today, when nearly every customer wants you to finish the task in the instant. Next, somebody had to invent the isolation mode, since back in the day, vector illustrations were mostly way simpler than nowdays, thus such feature wasn’t necessary until those got complex enough 😉. Next, in AI, you have a working (global) layer system (compared to Affinity Object=layer system) and functional lock and hide element/layer feature that we could use before isolation mode got implemented... Tl;dr Thrown out of context, it seems Adobe was so slow developing Illustrator for many years without adding such features we use today, but that is in fact unfair argument considering software and hardware needs at the time, different distribution model at the time and feels like comparing apples to oranges... thus kinda out of the place this time.

I've just tested on my MBP 15" 2019 freshly upgraded to macOS Big Sur and all three apps start in a flash, so it might be perhaps related to the Apple Gatekeeper related servers being unavailable or overloaded again? Try with internet connection turned off, if it starts faster, you'll know it might be the issue I've mentioned above. I haven't done a single job with the updated suite on this upgraded system yet, but will be testing in following days.

Hi @DianeF, I've installed all three 1.8.6 Affinity apps on my old MBP 6,2 (mid 2010) that still runs High Sierra (to keep my old Adobe CS 6.5 working) and all three of them are working well, just taking more space than the previous release(s). To answer the other question: no, I don't believe it's necessary to install those since, as mentioned by @Patrick Connor the 1.8.6 versions are mainly made to support macOS Big Sur and the new M1 Apple Silicone Macs natively with only some minor bugfixes (that weren't even important enough to make a list in the release post). Hope that helps.

Hi, try View > View Mode > (untick) Clip to canvas (alternativelly just hit the backlash key "\" that is a default key to toggle the switch). I don’t understand why is clip to canvas on by default btw...

@Chris26 Free, open source screencap gif software for both macOS and Windows that I prefer is LICEcap. I guess it couldn’t get any easier than that. https://www.cockos.com/licecap/

I don't think I am. I believe I'm updating the most relevant thread with some relevant fonts, don't you think? I believe if @Mithferion had objections, he would voice them, either here or via PM. Thanks for your input though!