HenrySpock Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Dear Affinity Photo - This is a 3 year old thread filled with paying customers who buy your program to "replace" Photoshop. If I have to open Photoshop just to draw straight lines, then reopen a file in Affinity Photo, it's an accessory, not a replacement. Thank you for the product, but please address this. altae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPv6 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 This feature already here. It works. In Windows is works perfectly. The only problem exist with Mac version - you have to drag at start point, not just click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 IPv6: Please have in mind, that this request is not about creating a straight line with two clicks, but about constraining the movement of your drawing tool while dragging it across the canvas. And that still does not work, unfortunately. Maijuline, Alex_M, Joschi and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5argon Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Hahaha! I don't think that searching for the solution how to draw a straight line would end up on this 3 years old thread, which is very active..... Until today I keep telling everyone let's switch to Affinity, but from now on I have to add "but you can't draw a straight line lol" A proper line tool is better but well I guess I can live with two-click straight line. I thought it would work like 99% of the art program out there but even that is insanely unintuitive to pull off. A gif just in case the devs don't realize what am I frustrating about, this line creation algorithm is far from intuitive : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altae Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 It's a shame that this simple feature still does not exist in Affinty Photo. Please Serif, implement this as it is indeed a very handy feature. Not only for drawing straight lines, it's also useful for (manual) selections and/ or masks. Without such a feature it's a pain in the a... to draw along a straight line/ edge. 4EverMaAT and Alex_M 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viceverser Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 On 6/15/2018 at 12:55 PM, Patrick Connor said: @Lars S Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums and thanks for the thanks Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Infinity... Please add this SrPx, Patrick Connor and IPv6 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy_g003 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Just created an account here to say that for me this is a deal-breaker. It's heart-breaking because I've been playing with the AP trial for an hour or two and I was so excited to have finally found a package I could use like Photoshop (but without the subscription/ridiculous price) ... and then it tripped up on this simple feature of all things. That's pretty shocking. Serif: Seriously, this missing feature just lost you a sale from an otherwise keen customer :'( I'm off to look at Photoshop yearly subscription prices so that I can draw a horizontal line. 4EverMaAT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viceverser Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Buuuuuuuuummmmmmpppppppppppp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjwaixingren Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 YES I NEED THIS FUNCTION TOO!!!GOOD!!!! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterFulanito Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joschi Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I have requested this same Tool a year ago in some other thread. Glad to see others having the same issue. On 9/4/2018 at 12:51 PM, A_B_C said: IPv6: Please have in mind, that this request is not about creating a straight line with two clicks, but about constraining the movement of your drawing tool while dragging it across the canvas. And that still does not work, unfortunately. This is exactly what I need. Photoshop has it, Procreate has it, and even Krita and many other no name creative softwares are having this simple but powerful tool. Also the pen tool (Line mode) is not really intuitive and only works for the pen, not the brush. Too much clicking involved. If Serif would add such tool....they would get more attention from the digital artists community (not only them). Quick Lines with the brush tool would give us the possibility to set up complex drawings/compositions in a very short time. As you have maybe heard the news from procreate: they are now offering Quick Shapes...that is insane (positively) and useful. I'm using it myself. Of course, I do not ask for the same tool like Quick Shapes. Serif: we would be happy if you would just add quick straight line function to the brush tool (without needing to double-clicking, shifting, and whatsnot). That would be a great start. ^^ 4EverMaAT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viceverser Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Bump, Bump, Bump B2K, P. Diddy - Bump, Bump, Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kaylem Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I was very surprised this feature was not present. I too echo it is the simplest of tools used in photoshop since... I was a teenager... Please add this. I cannot recommend your software without it. Is it a deal breaker? Not for me - but it is soooooooooo annoying. If I used my software more often, I think I'd pay the subscription from Adobe. A_B_C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 +100 for this feature. How could it still not be available? This is basic, Affinity team. Please don't torture us anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Actually this should be available for brush as well as eraser tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velarde Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 + 1 - please add Quote ------------------------ Fernando Velarde www.velarde.com Instagram.com/soyfervelarde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bed53 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 +1 - please add this essential feature. Wonder why it has not been done yet. The thread is 4 years old?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altae Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Well apparently someone at Serif does not like it (or thinks it's of low priority). But instead of ignoring all the people that have posted in this thread so far someone from Serif could post a statement explaining why this feature has not been implemented yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevison Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 +1 for this request Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maijuline Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 +1 please....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seneca Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 6:17 PM, altae said: But instead of ignoring all the people that have posted in this thread so far someone from Serif could post a statement explaining why this feature has not been implemented yet. This feature is there if you care to use it. Just click and hold the shift key and drag and you will get a straight line. So the feature is there but not as you know it. Quote 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miczac Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Seneca said: This feature is there if you care to use it. Just click and hold the shift key and drag and you will get a straight line. So the feature is there but not as you know it. So, for me as a beginner - what's the trick to get a horizontal (i.e. 0°) or vertical (90°) straight line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seneca Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, miczac said: So, for me as a beginner - what's the trick to get a horizontal (i.e. 0°) or vertical (90°) straight line? Click, hold down the shift key, don't move your mouse and click again and drag while holding down the shift key. Done. You can drag either horizontally, or vertically. See the short video below: lines.mov 4EverMaAT 1 Quote 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maijuline Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Seneca said: Click, hold down the shift key, don't move your mouse and click again and drag while holding down the shift key. Done. You can drag either horizontally, or vertically. See the short video below: lines.mov Oh it works like a dream in your video! I wonder why I can't make it work, I tried to follow your instructions to the point, but it just keeps on drawing a straight line from the last point of touch (Like in 5argon's video) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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