claidheamdanns Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Normally in a Mac program, you will have a search menu under Help. This helps find functions in the menu which might otherwise be unfamiliar to the operator. And just starting to use an app like this, pretty much all of the menu hierarchy is unfamiliar 😛 Are you using the latest release version? Yes Can you reproduce it? Yes Does it happen for a new document? Yes If you cannot provide a sample document then please give an accurate description of the problem for example it should include most of the following:   What is your operating system and version (macOS Catalina)   What happened for you (and what you expected to happen): No search field under the menu heading Help. Both other apps have a search field, like all other Mac apps.   Provide a recipe for creating the problem (step-by-step what you did). Open any existing or new document. Click on Help. No search field.    Screenshots (very handy) or a screen capture/video. Added 🙂    Any unusual hardware (like tablets or external monitors or drives that may affect things) or relevant other applications like font managers or display managers. Nope.    Did this same thing used to work and if so have you changed anything recently? (software or hardware) Not sure on this. I just bought and started using the suite last week.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 It seems the app didn't launch properly. Did you try already a mac reboot since the app installation yet? If no, close the app, reboot the mac and reopen the app. If yes, would you mind to try resetting your APub (hold control-key while launching the app and in the following window select all options or at least the top 3). p.s.: the online help allows language switch, favorites and print – and it occasionally appears to be more complete or up to date (in particular for non-English versions) https://affinity.help/  Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrettm30 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 The search is supposed to be there. There was some earlier reports that it would disappear sometimes, but last I remember, no one has yet been able to give a recipe for manifesting the problem so that the developers can identify what to fix. Perhaps something you have said may provide the missing clue.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claidheamdanns Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Okay, I reboot every day, and when I rebooted this morning, it was there, so I think you can mark this as solved. Or, if it happens again, I will try to determine what steps occurred before its disappearance. Thanks, Gavin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shippa Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Is the "Search bar in the help menu" a feature of MAC's only, as I have all three Affinity apps 1.8.3.641 under Windows 10 1909 and none of them show this search bar? I've seen this feature in several Affinity You Tube tutorials, and have wondered why I cant see it. Thanks Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrettm30 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Shippa said: Is the "Search bar in the help menu" a feature of MAC's only I don't have Windows, but by way of a partial answer to your question, the search bar at the top of the help menu is standard in most apps on Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, Shippa said: Is the "Search bar in the help menu" a feature of MAC's only, as I have all three Affinity apps 1.8.3.641 under Windows 10 1909 and none of them show this search bar? Yes, that's a Mac function. On Windows the Search bar is in the Help window once you've opened it. garrettm30 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC:    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090   Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrettm30 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 So it sounds like Affinity is respecting the paradigm of each platform in this case. I appreciate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shippa Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Thank you all for your replies, I'll stop looking for it😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidAlexanderFleming Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I find it odd that Photo 2 and Publisher 2 have a search bar in the Help menu on Mac OS, but Designer 2 does not. It would be useful to new users coming from Adobe Illustrator to help them quickly find the corresponding tools in Designer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 31 minutes ago, DavidAlexanderFleming said: I find it odd that Photo 2 and Publisher 2 have a search bar in the Help menu on Mac OS, but Designer 2 does not. What release of Designer 2, and what release of macOS? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC:    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090   Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidAlexanderFleming Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I'm using MacOS Ventura 13.6.4 (22G513) and Designer 2.4. I noticed the missing search bar this morning when I updated because I was having trouble finding a menu item. However after a relaunching the app, the search bar is now there.  walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 It's a known issue with macOS and is not specific to Affinity. It can happen in other apps, too, including Adobe apps. It usually fixes itself when you restart the app. walt.farrell and Gabe 2 Quote Download a free manual for Publisher 2.4 from this forum - expanded 300-page PDF My system: Affinity 2.4.2 for macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidAlexanderFleming Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 19 hours ago, MikeTO said: It's a known issue with macOS and is not specific to Affinity. It can happen in other apps, too, including Adobe apps. It usually fixes itself when you restart the app. I hadn't heard about this issue, but now I know what to do if it happens again. Thanks Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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