Feature Request: Show Special Characters

[MaxClass]

I have version 1.8.3 on an iMac 27 inch Retina Display with 16 gig of ram running OS 10.14.6.

Running my Mac at the highest resolution the “Special Characters”, like the spaces, line feeds, tabs, returns, etc., show up so tiny and light they’re barely visible.

I use “Pages” a lot and the “Invisibles” there are very visible when turned on and I have the option to set the color for them so I typically use a photo blue for them as it shows up but doesn’t interfere with the black text.

I love using Affinity Publisher but it does not give me any options to increase the size or color of “Special Characters”. I aways work with them turned on whenever it makes sense.

So, it is possible to increase the size of “Special Characters” or set a color for them so they’re more visible without having to go to a really high level of zoom?

I’m probably not the only one who uses this feature and notices this.

That you for listening.

Max Taylor

 

 

[Lothar_SA]

I totally agree and want to add, that it would be necessary too to see the special characters in the Search and Replace form too.

[MikeAChap]

I've just started using Affinity Designer 2 and Affinity Publisher 2 instead of Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. I found the text invisibles in Publisher BUT cannot find it in Designer. If it's not in Designer can it be added please as text invisibles are essential when formatting large amounts of copy.

[loukash]

17 hours ago, MikeAChap said:

I found the text invisibles in Publisher

If you have Publisher, then you can simply activate the invisibles in only 3 steps that take a few seconds:

1. File > Edit In Publisher (while you're working in Designer)
2. (in Publisher:) Text > Show Special Characters
3. (in Publisher, either:) File > Edit In Designer (to get back to Designer, or:) Designer Persona (to stay in Publisher's "virtual" Designer)

In other words, you can add any features from each app to your document by seamlessly switching them back and forth. That works even on the fly with yet unsaved documents.

[MikeAChap]

Thanks very much for that. I'll give that a go.