StudioJason Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Not seeing where this option is available. IPad Pro (3rd gen) updated v.13.6, current Apple ID updated, and downloaded new update from AppStore. Have checked Settings, prior to opening a Doc and pre-existing Docs...and able to access new ‘Hand’ tool, but see nowhere to opt for the ‘Group Layer as folder’..checked the ‘Help’ which is on auto update, not there. Even looked at Layer options in Layers. Where is this option located, please? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM1 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 14 hours ago, StudioJason said: Have checked Settings, prior to opening a Doc and pre-existing Docs...and able to access new ‘Hand’ tool, but see nowhere to opt for the ‘Group Layer as folder’. The little jigsaw icon on the layer studio is used to place selected layers into a folder. Is that what you are wanting to do? Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 17 hours ago, StudioJason said: Where is this option located, please? On the desktop versions the setting is in the hamburger menu for the Layers panel, and is labeled "Show Group Thumbnails". With it off the desktop versions display the folder icon rather than the composite thumbnail. 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...
StudioJason Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Thanks to both for replying. But, the issue is not ‘Grouping Layers’ in general...more then a couple of ways to do that. Instead just trying to make the Group Layer as a Folder icon, not a composite. As far as doing this on a Desktop..I know the layout is different, so the ‘little hamburger’ icon (displayed on desktop versions at bottom of panel) is not the same as iPad version...and the one that IS on iPad (at top right, next to the pin icon) does not give an option to turn on or off. Nowhere to be found...not even settings (such as Hand tool option). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM1 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, StudioJason said: just trying to make the Group Layer as a Folder icon, not a composite. Sorry but I don’t understand what you mean by this? obviously, not this.☹️ Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudioJason Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 22 hours ago, DM1 said: Sorry but I don’t understand what you mean by this? obviously, not this.☹️ Actually, yes...pretty much that simple. Still makes a composite not a folder...don’t see where the option is anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM1 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 5 hours ago, StudioJason said: Still makes a composite Sorry to be slow, but what do you mean by 'a composite'? Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted August 10, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, DM1 said: Sorry to be slow, but what do you mean by 'a composite'? When a group contains 'non-empty objects' for example a pixel layer, a curve, shape etc the Group will show a preview of the contents of the group. On the Desktop the ability was added to always show groups as 'Folders' instead of previewing their contents: Unfortunately this option has yet to make it across to the iPad UI. I'll pass it on to development! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM1 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 33 minutes ago, Sean P said: When a group contains 'non-empty objects' for example a pixel layer, a curve, shape etc the Group will show a preview of the contents of the group. Thanks for the explanation Sean, I didn’t have access to desktop version for comparison . I understand now. Much appreciated. Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudioJason Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Thanks, SeanP..for clarifying. Had wondered as if I had missed something...since the ‘Hand tool’ option had gone through successfully (works great). Hopefully it will be added later. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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