Change tool size?

[Welsbach]

The tools are very small on my screen. How can one change the size? The help file tells in the program options and there is a tab where one bellieves, he can change the size, but I can’t. There is selected »very small« and it’s impossible to change this. But so it i near,y impossible to use the tools. Is there a solution for this?

[MEB]

Hello Welsbach,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

The Tool UI Size buttons in the Preferences (Tools tab) set the size of the controls on canvas (like nodes, controls handles, bounding box handles etc), not the size of the icons in the toolbars.

There's currently no way to do it.

[Welsbach]

OK. Thanl you. This means, the program is useless. The tools buttons are much too small. That’s really fine. I think you know why there is no trial version. :(

[MEB]

Hi Welsbach,

There's no trial version available because it isn't ready yet. We do have a trial for Designer and will have a trial available for Photo in about one month. 

There was also a public beta available during the last months. We will be looking at this later when possible.

[Signguy]

I think that he is saying that no matter what he selects, it doesn't change the UI Tool size.  I have to concur,  When I get into my preferences and change the default UI Size, It doesn't change anything either.  

 

But I'm not going to get all bent out of shape and tell you the program is worthless!  It's simply something that needs to be looked at.

[MEB]

Hi Signguy,

That option - UI Tool Size - is for changing object's controls on canvas. Draw a path on canvas with the Pen Tool and keep it active then change that option in Preferences. Look at the nodes, you will see the difference. It was never meant to change the size of the icons in the interface. I think the label we are using is misleading.

[LilleG]

Yes, it is misleading.  I thought it was a non-working tool icon changer too.  Just tried it on the handles and yup, it changes them.  However, no matter what size you select, the blue outline stays around the Smallest selector.  The selected one does go a dab darker but the blue outline would make you think nothing is happening.

[MEB]

Hi LiileG

You mean there's a blue outline around the Smallest button?

This is how it looks on my system:

 

If you press tab does it change to the input field below?

For some reason can't see it neither in Yosemite nor in Mavericks.

[Signguy]

I had no idea that UI tool size was for changing the objects control size.  I really thought that it was for changing the applications icon size.  

 

I am also getting a blue outline around the Smallest button using Yosemite 10.10.4.  Hitting tab changes to the next size on my system but that might because I changed the way the tab key changes focus in the keyboard system preferences.

[ronnyb]

After hittingTab to MOVE the blue rectangular selection, you have to hit Space Bar to actually "click" and activate that selection. Or you can just click on it with the mouse :P