stranded Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 It's really annoying to see files open at screen those weird zoomed in views instead of 100%, I can't find any options to set the default view to 100%. How can I achieve this? Thanks for help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 There is no way to set a default zoom level. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Welcome to the forums. As far as I know, R C-R is correct and documents will always open at a ‘zoom-to-fit’ size and there’s no way to change it. Personally I don’t see this as a “weird” thing but it doesn’t cause me any problems so I’ve never needed anything else. If there a specific problem that it’s causing or is it just a personal preference? Also, what advantages would you get from always initially viewing the document at 100% that you don’t get from zoom-to-fit? On a related note, would it alternatively be better to view the document initially at the last zoom setting rather than 100%? Would that be a better option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 @stranded, if there was a default to open at 100%, what part of the file would you want it to show when the file's dimensions are substantially larger than the workspace window -- the center, upper left corner, something else? Whichever one you would prefer, what would the advantage of not being able to initially see all of the file? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranded Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 It's quite simple: 1) If the image is bigger than the actual workspace, fit it to screen 2) if the image is smaller than the workspace, show 100% Imagine that I work with hundreds of small icons daily (for website purposes etc.), most of them are raster so I get 64px icon stretched out on my screen every time I open new file. It would be awesome to have that behavior just like in Photoshop or just make it optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, stranded said: Imagine that I work with hundreds of small icons daily (for website purposes etc.), most of them are raster so I get 64px icon stretched out on my screen every time I open new file. My workspace window is typically at least 1500 x 1000 px or so. If there was a default to 100% that worked as you suggest, a 64 px icon would be so tiny, less than an 1" square on the screen, that it would be very difficult to edit any part of it with precision, most snapping options would be useless, & so on. Besides, there is no way to guarantee that every browser would display the icon at 64 px, so what would the advantage of this default in practical terms? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranded Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Quote If there was a default to 100% that worked as you suggest, a 64 px icon would be so tiny, less than an 1" square on the screen, that it would be very difficult to edit any part of it with precision, most snapping options would be useless, & so on. And this is where I zoom in and work on it. I just want to see it at it's actual size when I open it up no matter what. Quote Besides, there is no way to guarantee that every browser would display the icon at 64 px, so what would the advantage of this default in practical terms? That was just an example and there is responsive web design for a reason. The icons could be either 2000x2000 or even SVG, that's not the point here. Edited December 3, 2019 by stranded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 28 minutes ago, stranded said: And this is where I zoom in and work on it. I just want to see it at it's actual size when I open it up no matter what. OK, but I do not understand why anyone would want to do that in an application designed for editing graphics. There are other apps designed for web page design, but none of the Affinity apps are really designed for that. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 3, 2019 Staff Share Posted December 3, 2019 Hi stranded, Welcome to Affinity Forums Currently there's no options/setting to set the default view to 100%. I suggest you create a new thread/request in the appropriate area in the Feature Requests & Suggestions section. Thanks for your feedback. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranded Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 16 minutes ago, R C-R said: OK, but I do not understand why anyone would want to do that in an application designed for editing graphics. There are other apps designed for web page design, but none of the Affinity apps are really designed for that. This isn't something coming out of my mind, this is how it works in Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 20 minutes ago, R C-R said: There are other apps designed for web page design, but none of the Affinity apps are really designed for that. The Affinity apps are excellent for web design - that's my primary use for them. Not sure I'd want the 100% default thing, but it wouldn't hurt to have as a preference tucked away somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranded Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 10 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi stranded, Welcome to Affinity Forums Currently there's no options/setting to set the default view to 100%. I suggest you create a new thread/request in the appropriate area in the Feature Requests & Suggestions section. Thanks for your feedback. Thanks, it's done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 hour ago, stranded said: This isn't something coming out of my mind, this is how it works in Photoshop. Be that as it may, I still do not see what practical value it would have if any of the 3 Affinity apps had this as a "me too" Photoshop-like feature. AD is well suited particularly for creating vector-based icons that can be incorporated into web page designs, & any of the 3 could be used to create mockups of web pages, but none of them are capable of actually creating functional web pages. Nevertheless, if the zoom default is a feature you want, all you can do is what you have done & add it to the feature request section & see if it gets much support from other users. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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