Preview mode is not respected for empty picture frames when zooming out

[big smile]

Affinity Publisher has a preview mode, which shows how the document will look when it is printed out. In this mode, all non-printing visual indicators are suppressed. 

However, since 1.8.3. this mode is not respected for empty picture frames when zooming out. 

 

Example:

Here is my masterpiece. In it, I want green and grey backgrounds and so have used empty picture frames to create this. In preview mode, it looks like how it will print out.

 

However, if I zoom out too much, the visual indicators for empty picture frames appear, even though preview mode is still active. Converting the picture frames to curves does not help (although the issue will go away if the frames are converted to text frames).

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gabe]

Hi @big smile,

I'm sorry but I can't replicate this here. Can you attach your document and/or a screen recording of this in action?

 

 

[big smile]

54 minutes ago, Gabe said:

Hi @big smile,

I'm sorry but I can't replicate this here. Can you attach your document and/or a screen recording of this in action?

 

 

Screen_Recording_2020-09-23_at_13_50_55.mov

@Gabe Thanks for looking into this!

After experimenting more, it seem to happen when the content comes from another Publisher Document that has been imported in. 

Attached is:

Video showing the problem.

"test" file that has the problem.

"Child" file that is the file that has been imported into test.

test.afpub child.afpub

[walt.farrell]

I'm curious, @big smile, why you chose empty picture frames rather than the (to me) more obvious choice of rectangle shapes if you want a simple color.

[big smile]

1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

I'm curious, @big smile, why you chose empty picture frames rather than the (to me) more obvious choice of rectangle shapes if you want a simple color.

The issue occurs with rectangles too. In fact, in the examples I have posted, I used rectangles. I dunno why I was calling them picture frames, I guess I got mixed up!

[walt.farrell]

30 minutes ago, big smile said:

In fact, in the examples I have posted, I used rectangles.

I think they actually were Picture Frames in that example, because when you zoomed they got the large X through them, which is only used with Picture Frames. But we would need to see the Layers panel, or your document, to know for sure

[Old Bruce]

On 9/21/2020 at 2:44 AM, big smile said:

However, if I zoom out too much, the visual indicators for empty picture frames appear, even though preview mode is still active.

I see this as a flicker when zooming out, the offscreen area will show the "x" on the picture frames but it does not persist. This occurs in the 1.8.4 retail and the new 1.9.0.x beta. I am on Mac OS 10.14.6

[Gabe]

Thanks. Issue logged.