anweid Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 A rather complex document (50 pages, several linked images, lots of pins, table of contents, index) created with Affinity Publisher 1.7.3.481 just refuses to work properly with any later version: The beta versions 1.8.x prior to the official version 1.8.0 are able to load the document nicely, but always crash reliably on trying to either update the table of contents, or doing a preflight check. The official version 1.8.0 utterly fails to load the document, and always crashes reliably when trying to load it. The new beta version 1.8.2.619 reverts to the 'old' behaviour: It can read the document, but always crashes on updating the table of contents or doing a preflight check. Therefore, I reverted to the old version 1.7.3.481 again, ignored the current official one, and stopped using Publisher for the time being (which is sad), until a bug fix is available... Since the problematic document is currently not for public distribution, it would be useful to get the possibility for a private upload or something - thanks. With best regards, Andreas Weidner SaltyClownShoes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Pauls Posted March 16, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 16, 2020 Hi, It's probably best if we can get that document to check things out. You can upload it securely here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anweid Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 Done. Inside the ZIP file, you'll find EAGLEInANutshell.afpub (plus hopefully all necessary images), which I'm in the process of updating from an old InDesign document (not imported as IDML, but newly created from scratch and using copy-and-paste) to a new version with Affinity (currently, Affinity is still missing some functionality). The corresponding PDF file was created with version 1.7.3.481 and shows how the document should look like. The document gets messier the farther one gets to its end, and for the time being, I did not include the fonts, so please don't get a shock when seeing it. If for some reason, you need the fonts, I can also provide them via DropBox (would that be the same link, or a different one?). With best regards, Andreas Weidner PS: Even in the PDF file, the main font looks rather strange. This is due to extremely bad kerning of that font, which I'm also in the process of updating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Pauls Posted March 17, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 17, 2020 If I need the fonts you'll be able to use the same link to upload them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Pauls Posted March 18, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 18, 2020 I will need the fonts to investigate the layout issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anweid Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Done. I copied the fonts that Publisher shows in its font manager. You probably have 'Symbol' and 'Wingdings' already installed, anyway. The rest should be either bought, self-made or both... And: If you write 'to investigate the layout issues', does that mean that the document can now be loaded without crashing, so that you are able to detect 'layout issues'? With best regards, Andreas Weidner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Pauls Posted March 19, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 19, 2020 I've logged the crashing issue - but I'll need that fixing before looking at the other issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anweid Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just for reference: The official version 1.8.2.620 again crashes at trying to load the document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted April 4, 2020 Staff Share Posted April 4, 2020 We believe this issue has been addressed as part of the recent 1.8.3 customer release. Please install that and retry, thank you 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...
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