Professional Jason Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 In export mode, you can create slices from layers or with Slice Tool, but you cannot modify their size after they are created using any of the tools. You can, however, double click a layer and it will bring up the transform bounding box, which allows you to scale, rotate and move the layer. This does not seem to be intended behavior as at that point, there is no tool selected from the tool menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Interesting. On Windows, with 1.8.3, I can create slices from the layers, and then the Slices tool still allows me to resize them however I'd like. 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...
Old Bruce Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 No problem using the slice tool on the new sized slice here on Mac, and by the way, try hitting the Convert to Pie button on the Context Toolbar, then add a large stroke also using the Context Toolbar. The slice resizes. Does the same for a move or resize or reshape too. Pretty cool, I wouldn't have noticed this, not too sure if I'll ever use it though. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Jason Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Ok, so there are issues, in spite of the success @Old Bruce has had. Yes, when I make a slice using the slice tool, I am able to modify its size. However, if I make a slice by going export persona > layers's tab, selecting a layer and clicking the "create slice" button, you cannot modify that slice afterwards. This is what is different and broken. Also, seeing the donut options means that the circle shape is selected with the select tool from the design persona, which I'm pretty sure is not intended behavior. Btw, each one of the shapes is special and has special modifiers which can be really handy. Edited April 3, 2020 by Professional Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Professional Jason said: selecting a layer and clicking the "create slice" button, you cannot modify that slice afterwards. This is what is different and broken. When you say modify the slice do you mean resize the slice? I can resize and move the slice, but not the layer/object/elipse. I use the slice tool to do so. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Jason Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Ok, so I still think Designer has a bit of a problem, but you guys did help me figure out that if your slice is not enabled in the slice tab, meaning it's not set to export when you press the "export slices", for some reason you cannot modify the slice. Furthermore, I really don't think you're supposed to be able to edit the shape or vertices while in export persona. I can't say exactly what was changed in the new version, but something is weird. Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 15 hours ago, Professional Jason said: Furthermore, I really don't think you're supposed to be able to edit the shape or vertices while in export persona. Agree, I do not see why I would want to, and I don't do so. Overheard from an exasperated mother to her teenage son "Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should do it." I am still confused by what you mean by modify in 16 hours ago, Professional Jason said: for some reason you cannot modify the slice. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Jason Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Haha. I just meant you cannot move or scale the slice's bounding box if the slice is unchecked in the slices tab. It doesn't really make sense since users might want to manually export individual slices, like I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Ah, clarity. I guess the thinking is that if the slice is unchecked it isn't going to need to be modified. Makes a sort of sense. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted April 6, 2020 Staff Share Posted April 6, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 12:20 AM, Professional Jason said: Ok, so I still think Designer has a bit of a problem, but you guys did help me figure out that if your slice is not enabled in the slice tab, meaning it's not set to export when you press the "export slices", for some reason you cannot modify the slice. Furthermore, I really don't think you're supposed to be able to edit the shape or vertices while in export persona. I can't say exactly what was changed in the new version, but something is weird. Thanks for your help! Are you able to get a screen recording showing the steps you're taking on how you're editing the shapes in the Export Persona please? It shouldn't be possible to activate these tools whilst in this persona? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Screen Recording 2020-04-06 at 11.22.04 AM.mov Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted April 7, 2020 Staff Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thanks for the video Old Bruce, I've passed this onto development to be investigated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplock9000 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I'm having this exact same issue with 1.10.6.1655 I can't change the size of existing slices I can make new slices The slices are checked I can can the size and rotation of graphics even though I'm in Export Persona This has happened before, it's as if AD gets stuck in a certain mode, restarting does not always help. 3 years later and I'm guessing this will never get fixed now as V1 has will not get any further fixes. But what happened after the video was passed on back in 2020? @Sean P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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