nonresidentalien Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Since one of the more recent updates, all text in imported PDFs is converted to Text boxes rather than artistic text, irrespective of the options chosen when importing the file (i.e. 'Group lines of text into text frames' checkbox deselected). While this may be a good choice for many texts, it completely screws up the workflow for (scientific) illustrations with text labels coming from other applications. Below I have illustrated the consequences of a font change by 2.8pt if everything is imported as box vs artistic text. Please fix soon, or give option to prefer artistic text over text frames for single line texts. hubob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 7, 2019 Staff Share Posted November 7, 2019 Hi nonresidentalien, Welcome to Affinity Forums The Group lines of text into text frames option only turns text with multiple lines into multiple text frames (one for each line) or into a single text frame with all the lines/text. It doesn't interfere with the type of text object created (artistic text or frame text|) - which is always a frame text object. Do you mind attaching the PDF illustrated in your post above for us to inspect please? Thanks. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonresidentalien Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 I do not have the exact file any more but I have generated a different one that imports with all text as boxes. Thanks Lars PrismIssue.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted November 12, 2019 Staff Share Posted November 12, 2019 Thanks for the file nonresidentalien, I've passed it on to development to look into! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonresidentalien Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Excellent, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafvert Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I'd like to add to this as well. When pasting in pdf illustrations (in my case UI-mockups with lots of little text labels into storyboard documents) it's very annoying that each text element in the illustrations gets made into a text box with a visible blue box around it. It would be good if there was an option to import text in graphics as artistic text. Also, I can't find any way to convert text boxes back to artistic text (preferably for all selected objects)? Is there a way to do this? Maybe that's a way that we can get around this problem until a preference is added. nonresidentalien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonresidentalien Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 5:50 AM, gafvert said: I'd like to add to this as well. When pasting in pdf illustrations (in my case UI-mockups with lots of little text labels into storyboard documents) it's very annoying that each text element in the illustrations gets made into a text box with a visible blue box around it. It would be good if there was an option to import text in graphics as artistic text. Also, I can't find any way to convert text boxes back to artistic text (preferably for all selected objects)? Is there a way to do this? Maybe that's a way that we can get around this problem until a preference is added. Would also be a wonderful feature, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 8:50 AM, gafvert said: it's very annoying that each text element in the illustrations gets made into a text box with a visible blue box around it. If you're in Designer or photo, the bounding box should only be visible for a text frame that is selected. All others should not be visible. If you're in Publisher, the same would apply unless you have View > Show Text Flow enabled. In any of the applications, even if it were artistic text, you would still have the visible bounding box for a text object that is selected. gafvert 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafvert Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 12 hours ago, walt.farrell said: If you're in Publisher, the same would apply unless you have View > Show Text Flow enabled. Wow, that's such a relief, I didn't know about this setting. Instead I found myself holding down space from time to time as this apparently also hides the text box frames while you hold it. Perhaps that setting could be renamed "Show text box frames" or something similar that would make it easier to find and understand what it actually does. A setting to convert between artistic text and text boxes would still be very useful though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, gafvert said: Perhaps that setting could be renamed "Show text box frames" or something similar that would make it easier to find and understand what it actually does. It actually does show the flow between the frames. But when you have disconnected frames all you see is the frame outline. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonresidentalien Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 11/12/2019 at 1:39 AM, Sean P said: I've passed it on to development to look into! Hi guys, Just checking in on any progress on the matter. After having spent yet another 2 hours converting text boxes into artistic text and I am at the point where I am starting to consider using a different vector graphics software. An update would be great. Thanks, Lars hubob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonresidentalien Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Also along the line of my severe struggling with the new treatment of the text imports: Would it at least be possible to have text boxes of a size that corresponds to the box's content, and are not ridiculously/randomly oversized? Trying to equally distribute multi panel graphs virtually impossible. Also all kinds of other alignment task (e.g. changing the text alignment) are just painful due to the oversized textboxes: Try to distribute these graphs evenly. It used to be a matter of one click... hubob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubob Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I'm in the same boat - I love the Affinity apps, but for dealing with scientific illustrations the update from 1.6 to 1.7/1.8 was a major step backwards. I really hope text will be imported as artistic text as default again. @nonresidentalien, my workaround at the moment is to select the texts and doubleclick on the bounding boxes to make them fit snug. Then it's possible to align again (obviously still a pain if you need to do it for dozens or hundreds of objects...). ps. by the way, the altered importing behavior of pdf text elements even leads to wrong positioning of labels sometimes, which for scientific illustrations is somewhat scary ( ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonresidentalien Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/29/2020 at 8:48 AM, hubob said: Thanks for the tip. I was not aware if the double-click trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted August 5, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 5, 2020 We have made fixes/improvements to this area (Use Artistic Text layers (optionally) on PDF import) of the program in the latest release. The fixes and how to update are described in these forum posts. Affinity Designer 1.8.4 for Windows ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Designer 1.8.4 for macOS ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Photo 1.8.4 for Windows ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Photo 1.8.4 for macOS ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Publisher 1.8.4 for Windows ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Publisher 1.8.4 for macOS ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store ) We would appreciate you checking that this issue has now been resolved for you. hubob 1 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonresidentalien Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Thanks y'all for fixing this!! Also, I am relieved that pasted graphics' text are no longer converted to textboxes. The dark v1.8 ages seem largely over LOL Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubob Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Yes, this is a massive improvement!! Thanks for fixing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexT1961 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Hi guys! I am having problems with frames when I import a pdf file, it always comes out crooked, it is not synchronized with the page, so I have to correct the frame to its place. Its very tiresome. Is there a solution? I am talking about big pdf's, books. Thanks in advance! Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted September 1, 2020 Staff Share Posted September 1, 2020 12 hours ago, AlexT1961 said: Hi guys! I am having problems with frames when I import a pdf file, it always comes out crooked, it is not synchronized with the page, so I have to correct the frame to its place. Its very tiresome. Is there a solution? I am talking about big pdf's, books. Thanks in advance! Alex Hi Alex, Would you be able to create a new thread in the relevant bugs forum for the application you're using and attach any supporting files, along with screenshots showing the results you're getting please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantaylr Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Any chance this import dialogue might head its way to iPad? I was lucky enough to bring my Mac to this cafe so I could open it up to import the pdf before going back to my iPad to work on it, but that’s not a great workaround 🫤 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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