gregrobson Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 When opening any Affinity product you see the startup panel (if enabled). I think it's great to see links to tutorials, samples, key links etc. ...but, I often open the app and immediately go to File > Open Recent. If the most recent 10 that appear in the menu could be added to the panel I think it would be a great addition and timesaver. (I'm assuming that I'm not the only person who has this use case - would love to see some upvotes if others would also like this!) Przemysław and tomatohorse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I think I’ve seen this request before but I can’t be sure. It might be nice to have a thumbnail view of the last nine (grid of nine might fit nicer than a grid of ten) documents edited instead of the adverts. It’s worth noting that there’s a “Reopen document on startup” option in Preferences/General which might be useful to some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 55 minutes ago, GarryP said: I think I’ve seen this request before but I can’t be sure. You remember this correctly. It popped up several times but never found much comments. I'm not saying it's not a useful request d. Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregrobson Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Ah, I should have searched for it! **facepalm** Just to expand - open last document might be useful, but I typically have about a dozen or so files "active" at a time. I might not always want to re-open the most recent file I edited. Thumbnails would be a nice addition, although not a deal-breaker for me as I can normally find the file easily by filename alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 20 minutes ago, gregrobson said: Ah, I should have searched for it! **facepalm** Never mind. It's sometimes not easy to find what one is looking for here in the forum. BTW, I should have send you a 'welcome to the forum' first. So, welcome to the forum d. Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregrobson Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 5 hours ago, dominik said: BTW, I should have send you a 'welcome to the forum' first. So, welcome to the forum Thanks @dominik - one of the many reasons I love the Affinity products is that fact that everyone is so friendly and keen to help :) dominik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 8 hours ago, dominik said: not easy to find what one is looking for here in the forum. That's why it's better to use Google search directly: "Recent Welcome site:forum.affinity.serif.com" Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Pšenda said: That's why it's better to use Google search directly: "Recent Welcome site:forum.affinity.serif.com" Thanks for the tip. I haven't tried it this way. But I am also referring to the search terms themselfs. Sometimes it's hard to know the commonly used key words on certain topics. A prominent example may be 'DAM'. You have to know about the abbreviation if you are looking for 'picture management'. I'll try with Google the next time Cheers, d. Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomatohorse Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I find myself wishing for this every time I open the app. I either get a promo panel, which I close and go to recents, or if I disable that I am greeted with a big empty blank space. It would improve the user experience on startup to at least have the OPTION of showing thumbnails or recent projects, with a "or create new empty" button as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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