Paul Batty Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 I have just tried to import some simple sharpening ' Affinity Photo' macros I created with an earlier build in to the latest build on my Windows PC. I think I have found another glitch! When I click on import and navigate to where I know the saved macros are located, 'Affinity Photo cannot see the 'named.afmacros' file. The only way I can get my saved macros to work in 'Affinity Photo' is to import them in to the 'Library' which can see the 'named.afmacros' file! Has anyone else reported this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Why do you think it's a problem? .afmacro (no s) contain a single macro and are used with the Macro panel. .afmacros files are a different format, holding multiple macros, and are used with the Library panel. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Batty Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 I guess I am more used to the way Photoshop works with 'Actions'. Affinity having two panels and macro file types, to do what is done in one panel and with one file type by the competition is just a bit confusing. To be honest it is so long since I created the macros in AP I had forgotten that I can add the macro to a group with the add to library button or use the library panel to arrange or get them back in to the macro panel to tweak or edit them as required. So for me its just another learning experience (or re learning), but it still seems strange and not as intuitive as the single 'Actions' panel in Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Batty Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Just one extra thought about importing macros. When using the import macro button in the macro panel, would it not be a good idea for the software to recognise both a single .afmacro, or a grouped .afmacros files and automatically import them in to the library ready for use with a notification advising the macros have been imported to the Library. It would save a lot of hassle and time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Paul Batty said: Just one extra thought about importing macros. When using the import macro button in the macro panel, would it not be a good idea for the software to recognise both a single .afmacro, or a grouped .afmacros files and automatically import them in to the library ready for use with a notification advising the macros have been imported to the Library. It would save a lot of hassle and time. How would this know which library category to add the macros to? The Library panel might not even be visible/open at the time. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.6 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Batty Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Like I said the import should notify the user that the action or grouped actions (Category) has been imported in to the library to prompt the user to switch the library on. Here are a couple more thoughts on making the user experience friendlier when dealing with macros. When importing the action or grouped actions using the macro panel, give the user the ability to choose a destination category in the library, in addition make the Library panel automatically switch on, if it switched off. If the user interface has to use 2 panels then things should work together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Those might be good suggestions to make in the Feature Requests forum, Paul. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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