Arba Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Hi In the latest beta, the program freezes after dragging a shape layer either above or below an image layer. In this case a rectangle has been dragged below the image layer. Earlier test also froze when dragging a shape above the image layer. Task manager closes the program easily enough. Regards Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I am not getting that here. I drew a rectangle extending above and below the canvas and was able to drag the layer up and down with no problems. However my background layer is "pixel" and not image like yours Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hashms0a Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Arba said: Hi In the latest beta, the program freezes after dragging a shape layer either above or below an image layer. In this case a rectangle has been dragged below the image layer. Earlier test also froze when dragging a shape above the image layer. Task manager closes the program easily enough. Regards Robert I tried too the latest beta in my PC, Win10. No freezes. bandicam_2020-03-05_21-58-32-446.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arba Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thanks for the responses. Just tried again with a pixel layer. As soon as the rectangle layer is moved, it's an instant freeze. No idea if a reinstall would help, but will try anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Do what they call a "Control runup" which is holding down the control key while you start the program. It will bring up a menu that lets you clear some data including possibly some of your customization. Try with the first thee checked and see if that fixes it. Arba 1 Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arba Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Hi Rick After downloading the 604 beta the problem persisted, however your suggestion did the trick. Your help is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 6, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2020 Is this specific to having a floating layers studio (perhaps in a group)? 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...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 10, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 10, 2020 Thanks for your report. This happens when the layer panel is floating and should be fixed a future beta and release build. (For now you could dock the layers panel) Arba 1 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...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 14, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 14, 2020 We have made fixes/improvements to this area (Crash reordering layers via drag/drop when floating) of the program in the latest customer beta. If you would like to try these changes the beta software is available in the forum posts listed below. The latest beta builds are downloadable from links at the top of each of these beta forum posts. Affinity Photo 1.8.1.611 for Windows Affinity Designer 1.8.1.611 for Windows Affinity Publisher 1.8.2.619 for Windows These betas install parallel, next to the release version (they do not overwrite your release) and so the fixes can be tried in the beta without affecting your normal workflow in the release version. Once these programs have been through a full beta process the change will be released in a future free 1.8.1/1.8.2 update/patch to all customers. 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...
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